San Antonio (Texas) State Hospital put a temporary hold on admitting adult patients on Thursday due to a nurse shortage, according to San Antonio Express News. Adolescents will be admitted on a case-by-case basis.
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A nurses union planning a two-day strike next week in San Bernardino County, California has received some push-back from county officials, according to a report from The Sun.
The state of California will see a lot more healthcare jobs by 2020, according to a recent economic forecast.
The healthcare industry contributed 29,000 of the overall 321,000 new jobs that were added to the U.S. last month, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A recent American Answers Employee Study shows many employees are not exceedingly satisfied or dissatisfied.
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Singing River Health System in Pascagoula, Miss., has frozen its employee pension fund, according to a letter that CEO Kevin Holland sent to employees, the Sun Herald reported.
The deadline is approaching for officials with Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pa., to respond to complaints filed by the nurses’ union with the National Labor Relations Board, according to a Delaware County Daily Times report.
Hospital staff members who treated New York City's only Ebola patient are in the clear after passing the 21-day incubation mark without symptoms, according to a Washington Post report.
Holland (Mich.) Hospital has laid of 30 employees as a result of decreasing inpatient visits, according to a report from WHTC.
West Chester (Ohio) Hospital plans to open a $10 million maternity ward next year, adding 50 new obstetric nurse and obstetrician positions, according to Cincinnati Business Courier.