For hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware, the cost of total medical and prescription drug plans showed a median increase of 5.6 percent — a much smaller increase than five years ago, according to Cammack LaRhette…
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San Francisco-based Dignity Health has sued the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39 and the AFL-CIO, claiming rallies and demonstrations that are part of a strike at four of its hospitals in the Bay Area are hurting hospital business,…
Local 49 of the Service Employees International Union, which represents healthcare workers in Oregon, has filed five ballot measures on topics like hospital pricing and transparency, according to a report by The Oregonian.
Employment in the healthcare sector changed little last month, adding just 6,800 jobs, according to the most recent seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In the third quarter, the number of jobs posted on HealtheCareers Network, a healthcare recruiting solution for providers and job-seekers, increased 4 percent over job postings during the second quarter, according to HealtheCareers' Q3 2013 Healthcare Jobs Snapshot.
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For the first time, all major hospitals in Mercer County, N.J., are requiring clinical staff members to be vaccinated against the flu, according to a report by The Times of Trenton.
The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, partnerships and new contract agreements. All events were reported within the last month, beginning with the most recent.
This week, the Service Employees International Union and the Greater New York Hospital Association launched an ad campaign together advocating for Congress to avoid any further cuts to hospital reimbursements.
When San Leandro (Calif.) Hospital becomes part of Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System at the end of this month, its 200 unionized nurses will have a new contract, according to San Francisco Business Times report.
Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital has outsourced its food preparation services to Boston-based Unidine Corp. as part of a revamping of its food and beverage division, according to a Lawrence Journal-World report.