Category: human resources

4 health systems retaining talent with perks beyond pay

As hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with staffing shortages, employers are using perks beyond pay to recruit and retain talent. 

Catholic Health hospital staff approve new 4-year contract

Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East approved a new four-year agreement with Catholic Health’s Mount St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston, N.Y.

15,000 Minnesota nurses plan strike

Thousands of members of the Minnesota Nurses Association are set to launch a three-day strike Sept. 12 at 16 hospitals throughout the state.

Physicians criticize California county leaders’ report on employee mental health

Physicians who work at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., are calling on Santa Clara County administrators to take further steps to prioritize employee mental health after the release of a report that they described as inadequate an…

Seattle Children’s nurses reach agreement with $10/hour raises

Members of the Washington State Nurses Association have reached a tentative contract that offers $10 per hour raises for Seattle Children’s nurses over the next 12 months.

Most employees say COVID-19, diversity policies are not genuine: 8 study findings

The majority of employees see their employers’ policies as performative, according to a recent report. 

Kaiser mental health workers’ strike expands to Hawaii

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers employed at Kaiser Permanente’s facilities in Hawaii are set to begin an open-ended strike Aug. 29.

Children’s National faces threats over transgender youth services

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., said it has been the target of a large volume of hostile phone calls, social media messages and emails based on misinformation about its about its care for the transgender community.

Northwell Health workers set to protest amid contract campaign

Members of the New York State Nurses Association are set to protest Aug. 29 outside Syosset (N.Y.) Hospital, part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.  

Kaiser faces state probe over mental health access amid strike

The California Department of Managed Health Care has opened a targeted enforcement investigation to examine whether Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is providing timely access to appointments during an ongoing strike by mental healthcare workers.