Employees at Washington (Pa.) Hospital, represented by the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania, have reached a tentative contract agreement with management, according to the Observer-Reporter.
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Despite warnings from opponents of the Affordable Care Act, to date, there is no evidence that the Obama administration's signature health reform has had a negative impact on economic growth or that its measures have eroded full-time employment. To the…
Nurses in New York state are calling on state lawmakers to pass a rule that would set minimum staffing levels for hospitals and nursing homes, according to an Associated Press report published by Crain's New York Business.
"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
Nurses at Kindred Hospital Westminster (Calif.), part of Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare, have ratified a union contract that includes raises, according to an Orange County Register report.
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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…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC plans to build a new hospital in Pleasant Hills, Pa., that would generate 500 permanent jobs and hundreds of temporary construction jobs, officials said, according to a TribLive report.
Hundreds of service workers at Washington (Pa.) Hospital voted Feb. 2 to send a strike notice to management if the two sides cannot reach an agreement, according to a WPXI report.