Three years ago this month, the Institute of Medicine released a report titled "Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," giving the industry a blueprint to transform nursing and, therefore, improve healthcare. One of the report's recommendations was to increase…
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Northside Hospital in Atlanta will stop providing health insurance coverage to the spouses of some employees if those spouses have access to coverage through their own jobs, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report.
Greenfield, Mass.-based Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurses authorized their union, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, to call a three-day strike in a Tuesday vote, according to a report by The Republican.
Plumas District Hospital in Quincy, Calif., is changing its employee retirement plan for the first time in 40 years, according to a Plumas County News report.
For the third time in the last five months, healthcare had the most job cuts of any sector, with 8,128 reported layoffs in September, according to the latest report from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Washington Hospital in Fremont, Calif., and the California Nurses Association have reached a contract agreement, giving the hospital's 683 nurses pay raises, pending approval by the hospital's board, according to a report by the Contra Costa Times.
Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass., represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will vote Tuesday to authorize a possible strike, according to a Daily Hampshire Gazette report.
Taking steps to instill an employee culture before, during and after orientation will help hospitals maintain a positive culture and keep employees engaged.
Ellis Medicine in Schenectady, N.Y., has cut down labor costs without layoffs by using technology to drive employee management.
For mission-driven hospitals struggling with employee and physician recruitment, offering generous paid time off may be a solution.