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The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit hospital watchdog, has launched the Bruce Bradley Fellowship, a year-long educational program named in honor of Bruce E. Bradley, a founding member and first chair of The Leapfrog Group Board of Directors and former…

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and New Milford (Conn.) Hospital interfered with a union election in June, and ordered a second election, according to the Hartford Courant.

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care is making efforts to improve relationships with its unions, according to a Telegram & Gazette report.

Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center and representatives of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command will sign an agreement Sept. 22 that will give priority interview consideration to soldiers participating in the Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program.

Experts recommend that all healthcare personnel receive a flu shot every year, and during the 2014-2015 flu season, 77.3 percent of healthcare workers heeded that advice, according to survey results from the CDC.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System is ending its relationship with three companies that staff its housekeeping, janitorial, dietary and transportation throughout the system, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, which has faced harsh criticism from consumers and regulators for inadequately staffing its mental health clinics, says it has hired 497 mental health therapists since 2011 and plans to hire an additional 354 by the end…

Registered nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia, Calif., have approved a new contract with the hospital, according to a Santa Clarita Valley Signal report.

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.