Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., has cut seven positions and reassigned six people to different areas of the hospital, according to a St. Augustine Record report.
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Southeast Arizona Medical Center in Douglas, Ariz., has announced 18 layoffs, according to a Sierra Vista Herald report.
Hospital employment has increased approximately 0.27 percent since December, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report (pdf).
Carlos Migoya, CEO of Jackson Health System in Miami, said he plans to lay off a "significant" amount of employees in about two weeks, according to a Miami Herald report.
Jack Stewart, MD, a Tacoma, Wash.-based orthopedic surgeon subspecializes in hand surgery, discusses how orthopedic practices can ensure employee satisfaction.
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The healthcare and social assistance sector is projected to gain the most jobs and have rapid job growth from 2010 to 2020, according to a news release by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Chicago-based Cook County Health & Hospitals System is planning to hire up to 85 nurses and front-line workers to improve patient satisfaction to prepare for future changes to patients' insurance, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
More than 21,000 mental health workers and nurses at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and nurses from other unions are striking today, marking the second time in four months Kaiser nurses have protested takeaways in the proposed contract, according to a…
A new hospital planned by Gainesville, Ga.-based Northeast Georgia Health System is expected to create 500 jobs, according to a Dacula Patch report.
A survey of nurses by the University of Maryland's School of Nursing found 55 percent of nurses surveyed were obese, according to an ABC News report.