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

Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical Center will send layoff notices to an unspecified number of employees by the end of the month, according to a report by The Baltimore Sun.

From journaling and dancing to quilting and painting, hospitals are offering more unorthodox activities for hospital staff and nurses to release stress and avoid burnout — all in an effort to maintain employee morale and patient safety, according to a…

Representatives of the District 1199 branch of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees have filed a complaint with New Mexico's Department of Health about staffing levels at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, according…

Last week, Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Fla., announced it would cut its workforce by 3 percent, resulting in about 150 layoffs; officials have since said the cuts will be even deeper, according to a Pensacola News Journal report.

Starting today, more than 7,000 workers from Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health are voting on whether to authorize a strike at the system's facilities.

Roughly 5,900 hospital jobs were cut in May, the first month over the past several years that the hospital sector produced a net loss, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, pickets and new contract agreements. All occurred in the last month, beginning with the most recent.

Washington (Pa.) Health System Washington Hospital is cutting 68 positions, leading to about 25 layoffs, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.

Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System is cutting about 50 positions from three of its hospitals in southwest Virginia, according to a WYMT report.