Oregon lawmakers recently approved legislation that increases the minimum wage statewide, according to an OregonLive report.
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The Houston Methodist Hospital System will relocate 250 administrative employees from the Texas Medical Center in Houston to Katy, Texas, officials announced, according to a Community Impact Newspaper report.
The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, legal battles, rallies and new contract agreements. All events were reported since Jan. 13, beginning with the most recent.
Kindred Hospital South Florida-Hollywood, a subsidiary of Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare, has opened a skilled nursing unit that will create 50 jobs, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.
Technological advances have brought a plethora of new job titles, such as web designer, chief analytics data science officer, marketing technologist and social media director.
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The key to increasing employee engagement, health, happiness and well-being lies in employers who establish a workplace culture of wellness, according to a study released Feb. 17 by Humana and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Companies are working with wellness firms and insurers to mine employee data they hope will help forecast worker health needs and minimize healthcare costs, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Roughly 40 hospital employees at Mansfield Center, Conn.-based Natchaug Hospital protested Feb. 15 outside the facility, according to a Daily Campus report.
The following healthcare organizations shared plans to hire workers since Jan. 25, starting with the most recent.
As Florida hospitals deal with an increasing shortage of qualified job candidates and a growing patient population, they are offering signing bonuses and relocation reimbursements, according to a report from The News-Press.