Johnson & Johnson will cut roughly 3,000 jobs within its medical devices unit over the next two years, aiming to reduce company costs by up to $1 billion, according to Reuters.
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The Minnesota Nurses Association and five Twin Cities hospital systems have reached a tentative three-year contract agreement, according to a Pioneer Press report.
Richland, Wash.-based Kadlec Regional Medical Center management and its nurses, represented by the Washington State Nurses Association, have reached a tentative contract agreement, according to a Tri-City Herald report.
The 66 certified registered nurse anesthetists whose contracts were terminated by Warren, Mich.-based St. John Providence Health System remain out of their jobs since rejecting the nonprofit health system's plan to outsource them to PSJ Anesthesia, a new outside contractor,…
The Service Employees International Union, which represents about 650 nonclinical workers at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, plans to seek a wage increase as the union prepares for its first contract negotiations since St. Louis-based SSM Health purchased the…
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Hospitals are increasingly looking to hire nurses with bachelor's degrees, and recently licensed RNs are less likely to be employed by a hospital than their older counterparts — these are just some of the findings from the RN Work Project,…
The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, concerns, legal battles, rallies and new contract agreements. All events were reported since Dec. 3, beginning with the most recent.
A Pennsylvania union said it is concerned about potential effects from a for-profit hospital operator's planned acquisition of Springfield, Pa.-based Crozer-Keystone Health System, according to a Delaware County Daily Times report.
Hospitals and health systems in Michigan, in line with a national trend, are outsourcing support staff, such as nurse anesthetists, to reduce costs and increase reimbursement potential, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
Cleveland Clinic will start a new program this year in which providers, such as nurses and physicians, will shadow patients during their inpatient stay or outpatient visit, according to a HealthLeaders Media report.