HR

Registered nurses at St. Louis University Hospital have ratified a collective-bargaining agreement, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

Monroe, Mich.-based Mercy Memorial Hospital System is planning employee layoffs and reduced employee hours as it tries to balance the budget, according to a Monroe News report.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain-Management Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, Greg Zoch, partner and managing director at Kaye Bassman, shared five common hiring mistakes made by healthcare organizations and how to avoid them.

Nurses at Heritage Valley Beaver (Pa.), a 361-bed hospital and part of the Heritage Valley Health System, passed a vote to strike if a contract agreement is not reached, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.

Mobile, Ala.-based Providence Hospital announced plans to lay off 35 people, according to a WPMI report.

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare has laid off 160 employees, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

Nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United have ratified a new one-year agreement with Boston-based Steward Health Care for Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center.

In May alone, about 5,900 hospital jobs were cut across the country, making it the first month in several years to produce a net loss of jobs in the hospital sector, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The…

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, is cutting 47 positions, which will lead to 24 layoffs, according to a KLEWTV report.

St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., has eliminated 100 positions, resulting in 48 layoffs, according to a Connecticut Post report.