Members of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West at eight Sutter Health facilities in Northern California have approved a new labor contract. Approved by a 98% margin, the deal averts a strike by more than 4,700 employees, according to an Oct. 27…
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Health systems are looking for new ways to help clinicians practice at the top of their license. One avenue they are exploring is creating support roles that can take on nonclinical and time-consuming care tasks. Here are the support roles…
University of Massachusetts resident physicians, interns and fellows employed through Worcester-based UMass Chan Medical School reached a tentative labor contract Oct. 23, according to a news release from their union shared with Becker’s. The tentative deal covers about 700 unionized…
The California Nurses Association alleges immigration officials are intimidating staff at Dignity Health-California Hospital Medical Center and preventing a patient from seeing family, visitors and legal representation. The union, which represents 750 nurses at the Los Angeles hospital and more…
Women working full time in 2024 earned 81 cents for every dollar earned by men — the largest gender pay gap reported since 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 24. Here are seven takeaways for healthcare leaders: 1. As…
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Doctors Council-represented primary care and urgent care providers at clinics operated by Minneapolis-based Allina Health are set to strike on Nov. 5, health system and union leaders said in statements shared with Becker’s. The 600-member union includes physicians, physician assistants…
More than 200 pharmacy technicians with the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City are seeking to unionize. Pharmacy technicians at the Kansas system have filed a petition for a union election with the Kansas Public Employee Relations Board,…
Advanced practice provider hiring is booming across the industry as health systems navigate physician shortages and growing outpatient volumes. Here is a look at three interrelated factors driving demand for APPs:
Hospital labor costs held steady in August, signaling potential stabilization after several years of volatility. Yet new Kaufman Hall data shows that annual growth remains firmly in place, underscoring the lasting effects of a tight healthcare labor market and persistent…
San Diego-based Scripps Health is the top large healthcare workplace for women, according to the “Fortune Best Workplaces for Women 2025” list. Health systems, insurers, staffing services and care solution companies were among the 16 healthcare organizations recognized. Fortune and…