Hospitals have continued to see job growth in 2019.
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The Washington Legislature has passed a bill that requires hospitals to give nurses and other staff regular rest and meal breaks, according to a Spokesman-Review report.
A Washington state senator has received about 1,700 decks of cards, following her controversial comments about nurses earlier this month, the lawmaker said in a statement April 24.
A Washington state lawmaker has agreed to shadow a 12-hour nursing shift after facing backlash for her controversial comments about nurses, according to CNN.
Nurses are pushing back after a Washington state lawmaker said some nurses in small, rural hospitals “probably play cards” much of the time, according to USA Today.
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Healthcare is among the U.S. industries that saw a hiring decrease from February 2018 through February 2019, at 3.2 percent, according to a study from the Reboot Digital Marketing agency.
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health said it laid off 239 employees within its IT services company in an effort to better position the company for success, according to Penn Live.
A U.S. senator, on behalf of hospitals, is urging CMS and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to collaborate to find a regulatory framework that addresses violence at healthcare facilities, a hospital association spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
Bay Medical Sacred Heart in Panama City, Fla., wants to hire 300 employees this year as it rebuilds after Hurricane Michael, according to The News Herald.