A group of 19 hospital workers at St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital shared a $1 million winning ticket for the Aug. 12 Powerball drawing, according to the Salina Journal.
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Workers on strike at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek (Calif.), were warned that they would be replaced unless they return to work today, according to a Contra Costa Times report.
Warsaw, N.Y.-based Wyoming County Community Health System is offering an early retirement program as county officials work to strengthen the facility's finances, according to The Daily News.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System is changing its uniform policy to ensure patients can identify registered nurses and other healthcare workers, according to The Daily Item.
Registered nurses from St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton, Calif., will hold an informational picket Friday over concerns about safe staffing issues at the hospital, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced.
Registered nurses from Napa, Calif.-based Queen of the Valley Medical Center and other St. Joseph Health hospitals are accusing St. Joseph of shifting its focus away from nurse safety and patient care and toward profits, according to a Vallejo Times-Herald…
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Hundreds of protesters recently participated in a rally in support of Pittsburgh hospital service workers, according to a Pittsburgh City Paper report.
In a 1789 letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, Benjamin Franklin famously quipped, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
In a recent Capella University blog, a study revealing that a more highly educated nursing workforce saves lives is discussed.