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.
Category: human resources
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.
UW Health nurses vote to strike if union not recognized
Nurses at University of Wisconsin Health in Madison have voted to strike in September if their union is not recognized.
The HR agenda: What 3 leaders at top US hospitals are starting, stopping
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced hospital and health system human resources leaders to rethink their approach to staffing shortages and other workforce challenges. This means not only starting something new, but also re-evaluating whether to stop an ap…
3 essential updates to violence prevention plans
Advancing technology calls for updates to workplace violence prevention plans, Daniel Pascale, executive vice president at Margolis Healy and Associates — a professional services firm specializing in security and emergency preparedness — told HR Dive i…
US hospital labor disputes heat up: 9 recent actions
The following events involving hospital-union labor disputes were recently covered by Becker’s:
Nurses at Oregon hospital seek union recognition
Nurses at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City, Ore., filed authorization cards with the National Labor Relations Board for a union recognition election, according to an Aug. 23 news release from the Oregon Nurses Association.
Kaleida Health workers to vote on giving union strike authority
Members of the Communication Workers of America and 199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East employed by Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health will vote next month on whether to give their bargaining units the authority to call a strike.
HCA’s Mission Hospital must address ‘chronic understaffing,’ nurses say
Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee plan to hold a rally Aug. 25 at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., to protest what they say is the hospital’s failure to address chronic short staffing that j…
