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Four hundred sixty registered nurses at Philadelphia-based St. Christopher's Hospital for Children voted Feb. 10 to join the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, according to a CBS Philly report.

A hospital calls the cell phone number on file for a patient to remind her of an upcoming appointment. Months later, the hospital receives a class action complaint stating that by making the call, it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection…

U.S. employee engagement was at 32.5 percent in January, according to Gallup.

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.

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.

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.  

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.