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.
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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.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R)'s office announced Feb. 2 that health insurer Anthem will add 450 employees to its Columbus-based BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia complex, according to the Ledger-Enquirer.
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Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic's proposal for a $175 million new hospital could generate more than 1,000 new jobs, according to the Marshfield News Herald.
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