Registered nurses and respiratory therapists at Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers, N.Y., represented by the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East union, have reached a tentative contract agreement with hospital management, according to The Journal News.
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Maryland regulators have approved a smaller employment plan that will allow Baltimore residents living in struggling neighborhoods hit hard by riots last April to apply for 375 new jobs at area hospitals, according to a report from The Baltimore Sun.
According to a recent Gallup poll, the percentage of U.S. employees who are engaged in their jobs averaged 32.1 percent in November.
Pittsburgh is joining other U.S. cities in encouraging local hospitals to institute a $15 per hour minimum wage for workers, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.
Richland, Wash.-based Kadlec Regional Medical Center nurses, represented by the Washington State Nurses Association, voted Monday in favor of a possible future strike, according to a Tri-City Herald report.
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The Affordable Care Act will make the labor supply, measured as the total compensation paid to workers, 0.86 percent smaller over the next decade than it would have been without the law, according to a 22-page report from the Congressional…
Healthcare occupations and industries are expected to have the fastest employment growth and add the most jobs between 2014 and 2024 than any other industry, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
Certified registered nurse anesthetists at St. John Providence Hospital and Medical Center in Southfield, Mich., and St. John Providence Park Hospital in Novi, Mich., could face termination after they rejected a third-party employer contract that takes effect Jan. 1, according…
The Institute of Medicine this week released an evaluation on its 2010 landmark "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health" report.
A remarkable incident happened in healthcare in mid-2014, though little notice was taken of it. Demand for healthcare professionals, which had a slow, jerky rise since the end of the recession, rose precipitously and hasn't stopped.