HR

Following months of negotiations, nurses and technicians at Providence-based Rhode Island Hospital have voted down a contract offer from the hospital's operator, Lifespan, according to a WPRO News report. 

About 900 healthcare workers at Poughkeepsie, N.Y-based MidHudson Regional Hospital have a new contract, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal report.

Two hundred and twenty healthcare workers at Orange, Calif.-based Chapman Global Medical Center voted Sept. 15 to join SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West.

AMN Healthcare, a San Diego-based company that provides healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services, has completed its acquisition of The First String Healthcare, an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of interim staffing and permanent placement of nurse leaders and executives.

Workforce planning for healthcare systems, hospitals and clinics is a conundrum.

Pay raises for U.S. employees are expected to hold steady in 2016, according to a survey by global professional services company Towers Watson.

In a recent blog post, EmCare highlighted a recent story on women in academic medicine that appeared on HealthDay News.

After over 6 years in business, my team and I have learned a lot about the medical industry - its trends, its laws, and most importantly, its ever-changing landscape.

In a survey of more than 31,600 RNs across 12 European countries, researchers identified a link between shifts lasting longer than 12 hours and increased signs of burnout and nurses' intentions to leave their current jobs.

Certified nursing assistants, mental health technicians and emergency medical technicians at Eagleville (Pa.) Hospital voted Friday to be represented by the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, the union said, according to a report from The Philadelphia Inquirer.