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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.

Nurses at Staten Island, N.Y.-based Richmond University Medical Center, represented by the New York State Nurses Association, reached a tentative contract agreement with the hospital in time to avert a strike, according to a Staten Island Advance report.

When healthcare employees are engaged in their work, it means lower turnover, greater efficiencies and improved patient care. But many hospitals and health systems may be overlooking one key component that can drive higher staff engagement: Training and development.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is tightening its enforcement on hospitals in an effort to protect nursing employees, according to NPR.