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About a month after the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced it would outsource its transcription services, resulting in layoffs, affected medical transcriptionists, along with union members and community activists held a rally outside UPMC's headquarters, according to a New…

In which metropolitan areas does the healthcare sector make up the largest or smallest portion of the area's total employment? The "Healthcare Metro Monitor Supplement" from the Brookings Institution has identified the top 20 in each category.

Unions in general have been in decline in the United States over the last 20 years. In 1983 the union membership rate — the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of a union — was 20.1 percent,…

The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain has eliminated 100 full-time equivalent positions due to budget constraints, according to a New Britain Herald report.

St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis has eliminated about 865 jobs throughout its 22-hospital system, according to an Indiana Business Journal report.

Bangor-based Eastern Maine Medical Center is transferring its laundry duties to an outside company, resulting in 16 layoffs, according to a WABI report.

Ozarks Medical Center, a 114-bed nonprofit hospital in West Plains, Mo., has laid off 32 employees and eliminated 12 other positions, according to a KSMU report.

Engaged employees are four times more likely to be satisfied with their job and four times less likely to think about leaving the organization, according to an infographic by Michael C. Fina, an employee reward and recognition provider.

Developing and implementing an employee recognition program in any setting, including a hospital or health system, can be a huge driver for employee engagement and satisfaction. In fact, in "Building a Magnetic Culture," by Kevin Sheridan, recognition is listed as…

Sierra View District Hospital in Portersville, Calif., laid off 49 employees Thursday, according to a report by The Fresno Bee.