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Kaweah Health, an eight-campus health system based in Visalia, Calif., will relocate about 100 revenue cycle department employees to free up office space.

New York City-based Brooklyn VA Medical Center nurses and veterans are planning a rally Aug. 31 to protest staffing issues, a stalled nursing contract and inflexible scheduling. 

The trend of "quiet quitting" has recently gained traction on social media, referring to a phenomenon in which workers to reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role. Some professionals, including Generation Z workers, have…

While the trend of "quiet quitting" has recently gained traction on social media, there is also the lesser talked about "quiet firing," a workplace trend in which managers are tacitly pushing employees to leave their jobs, Fortune reported Aug. 30.  

Gallup has conducted a poll that revealed 71 percent of Americans approve of labor unions, up from 64 percent from before the pandemic. 

Chicago-based Cook County Health currently has about 5,500 employees and is looking to fill another 2,000 vacancies, according to an Aug. 29 report from WBEZ.

Houlton (Maine) Regional Hospital has created a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week security force, including two people in the emergency room waiting area. 

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Pine Rest Mental Health Services partnered with several Michigan Universities to support aspiring behavioral healthcare nurses, according to an Aug. 29 report from the Grand Valley Lanthorn.

Morristown, N.J.-based Saint Elizabeth University has been awarded a two-year $200,000 donation from Bank of America to aid Hispanic students seeking healthcare careers. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health said it will launch a new employee awards program in September that offers workers perks, discounts and a grand prize staycation.