Renton, Was.-based Providence recently reorganized its operating model and grouped seven of its operating regions into three new divisions, shifting the health system from seven regional senior leadership teams to three divisional teams.
The union representing more than 1,700 hospital service and tech workers at Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth facilities in Washington and Oregon reached a preliminary agreement with health system management.
Hospitals in Warren County, Ohio, have reported 142 cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in children since August, meeting the state’s definition of an outbreak, according to the local health department.
Six major health systems have been ranked by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation regarding their inclusivity toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees.
Two unions representing caregivers and service workers at University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center’s Strong Memorial Hospital and River Campus plan to strike Dec. 13.