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Operation Nightingale — the Justice Department initiative that discovered more than 7,600 fraudulent diplomas allowed unqualified purchasers to practice as nurses — shocked HHS, the FBI and medical professionals nationwide.
On March 3, the Region 6 office of the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Pittsburgh-based UPMC and one of its subsidiaries, UPMC Altoona (Pa.), over allegations related to the termination of an agency nurse.
Registered nurses at Adventist Health Lodi (Calif.) Memorial have voted to join the California Nurses Association, an affiliate of National Nurses United, The Sacramento Bee reported March 9.
Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kan., have voted to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United.
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Members of the Oregon Nurses Association have filed a class action lawsuit against Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health alleging wage theft and missed payments at its Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, Ore., and St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, Ore., according to court…
Members of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals approved a contract with Burlington-based University of Vermont Medical Center that includes immediate pay raises of 6.5 percent to 25.6 percent for most bargaining unit members.
The ruling in a case involving furloughed hospital employees in Michigan will make it harder for employers to include confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements, mlive.com reported.
On March 4, nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., voted to ratify a new contract that includes a commitment from the hospital to hire 1,350 registered nurses by 2025.
Officials with the union representing workers affected by the proposed merger of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services are voicing opposition to the proposal and calling for involvement from South Dakota lawmakers and the state's attorney…