Nurses at three Ascension hospitals in Texas and Kansas are planning one-day strikes Dec. 6, their second round of strikes this year shortly after their coordinated confrontation with hospital management.
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2 Hackensack hospitals hit by ransomware
Ambulances and emergency vehicles are being redirected at Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, N.J., and Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, N.J., due to a ransomware attack, WABC reported Nov. 27.
Duke Regional Hospital names COO
Jason Carter has joined Durham, N.C.-based Duke Regional Hospital as COO.
UPMC operating loss grows to $176M
Pittsburgh-based UPMC reported a $177 million loss on revenues of $20.6 billion for the nine months ending Sept. 30, compared with a $196 million gain on revenues of $18.9 billion during the same period in 2022.
US employees unhappier than during height of pandemic
Recent survey findings suggest dissatisfaction among U.S. workers is climbing and has surpassed levels reported in 2020.
Man escapes custody at Jefferson hospital
Police are searching for a man who escaped custody at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on Nov. 27, according to ABC affiliate WPVI.
Johns Hopkins All Children's claims juror misconduct after $261M verdict
Lawyers for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital filed for a retrial on Nov. 22 against a $261 million verdict in a case made famous by a Netflix documentary, alleging that the jury foreman violated stringent conduct rules d…
COVID-19 vaccine uptake is 'lower than we’d like to see,' CDC says
Only 14% of Americans have received the latest COVD-19 vaccine, which the CDC said is below where the agency would like vaccine uptake to be.
Average wage growth, by state
The average weekly wages jumped 7.53% annually from March 2022 to March 2023, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with wage growth in some states hitting double-digits.
Pregnancy, postpartum drug overdoses have increased 3x
Drug overdose deaths have tripled for U.S. mothers between the age of 35 to 40, but also substantially increased across all ages, races, ethnicities, educational and marital status, according to a Nov. 22 report from the National Institutes of Health.
