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Minnesota hospital lays off 30 as nursing home closes

Cloquet, Minn.-based Community Memorial Hospital is laying off 30 staff at a nursing home it operates on the hospital campus.

Kaiser workers OK deal with 21% raises: 7 things to know

Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions-represented employees have voted to approve a new four-year national labor contract following an October strike involving tens of thousands of workers in multiple states. Employees also approved their local collect…

EDs grapple with more young mental health patients

Influx in demand for pediatric mental health services has led to more children and adolescents staying in emergency departments for long periods, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 8.

Washington hospital sells $75M in bonds to fund expansion

Elma, Wash.-based Summit Pacific Medical Center sold $75 million in public revenue bonds that will fund a $58 million January 2024 expansion, The Daily World reported Nov. 9.

MD Anderson launches $100M data science institute

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has launched a huge data science project to advance oncology treatment, research and patient experience.

What 3 hospitals pay their marketing talent

Three health systems are searching for marketing talent that pays above $90,000 per year or more than $30 per hour.

Aurora Health Care names 2 executives to dual roles

Aurora Health Care tapped two new leaders to its St. Luke’s South Shore hospital in Cudahy, Wis. 

Nurse candidate sues BJC HealthCare over discrimination claims

A nurse accused St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare of delaying her start date and withdrawing a job offer because she is deaf, according to court documents filed in late October. 

RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute partner on care programs

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey are partnering on cancer care and research, including building three new facilities.

Jury still has no verdict for Johns Hopkins suit made famous by Netflix doc

A six-person jury went on a recess Nov. 9 without reaching a verdict in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital $220 million lawsuit case that was made famous by a Netflix documentary, CBS affiliate WTSP reported.