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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente reached a tentative contract agreement in time to avert a strike that was scheduled to begin Nov. 16, according to a Marin Independent Journal report.

Two Massachusetts healthcare organizations are offering mindfulness exercises to help workers overcome stress, according to a report from The Boston Globe.

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services — the new owner of Denville, N.J-based Saint Clare's Health System — has laid off 50 hospital employees, according to NJ.com.

A nurse's work environment has as much influence as nurse staffing on performance across most measures, according to a recent Press Ganey Holdings report called "Nursing Special Report: The Influence of Nurse Work Environment on Patient, Payment and Nurse Outcomes in…

Nearly 500 OSF Healthcare employees are getting a raise. Illinois' fourth largest health system, based in Peoria, is raising the minimum hourly wage to $10, effective Nov. 22, according to the Journal Star.

Workers at Troy, N.Y.-based Samaritan Hospital rallied this week for better pay in the local healthcare field, according to a report from The Record.

Psychologists, therapists and social workers affiliated with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, will strike next week throughout Northern California to protest what they consider insufficient staffing, according to a Contra Costa Times report.

St. Louis-based SSM Health is looking to hire more military veterans through its recently launched initiative called Operation Hired, according to a KSDK report.

Many players weigh in on the design of new healthcare facilities. One group that's increasingly providing input is nurses.

WEWS-TV, an ABC-affiliated television station in Cleveland, recently took a look at the number of violent attacks occurring at U.S. hospitals each year.