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Nearly 1,000 technicians and other workers at Los Angeles-based Keck Hospital of USC are scheduled to go on strike Feb. 10, according to a North Hollywood-Toluca Lake Patch report.

"Nearly nine out of ten adults may lack the skills needed to manage their health and prevent disease."Health Literacy Fact Sheet, US Department of Health and Human Services

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The healthcare industry added 36,800 jobs last month, contributing to the nation's 151,000 new jobs in January, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The National Labor Relations Board has found merit in allegations by two nurses who claim Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Hospital let them go for their unionization efforts, the independent federal agency said, according to a San Gabriel Valley Tribune report.

Patient flow or patient throughput has become a major concern for most hospital CEOs because their organizations are beginning to experience the real human and financial costs of not addressing the issue: dissatisfied patients, compromised quality of care, holding patients…

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