HR

Nurses at Lahey Health's Beverly (Mass.) Hospital and Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, Mass., are taking action to address what they deem are "unsafe patient care conditions" at their facilities.

A recent report from Pennsylvania's Joint State Government Commission suggests that hospitals should provide patients with readily available information on nurse staffing levels so they can make informed decisions about their care.

For many years, directors and managers of direct care departments have been asked to "flex to budget."

The nurses at Bangor-based Eastern Maine Medical Center issued a strike notice to the hospital July 2, planning to strike on July 13 and 14.

Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital reached a tentative contract agreement in time to avert a strike that was scheduled for next week, according to a Staten Island Advance report.

It's simple. If a physician isn't seeing patients, your hospital isn't making money.

The healthcare industry contributed 40,100 of the overall 223,000 new jobs that were added in the U.S. last month, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, Mass., and the Massachusetts Nurses Association have reached a tentative contract agreement, according to a Sentinel & Enterprise report.

More than 150 nurses and healthcare workers picketed Monday in front of two CarePoint Health hospitals — Bayonne (N.J.) Medical Center and Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J.

A healthcare workers union has launched TV ads criticizing budget cuts proposed by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R), according to the Chicago Sun-Times.