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Kaiser nurses in Oakland walk off shift over staffing ratios
More than 2,400 nurses cite ratios the union says have not been honored since a March arbitration ruling.
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Portland paramedics vote to strike over response-time targets
The bargaining unit says the city's eight-minute target is not survivable on current staffing.
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Cleveland Clinic begins phased rollout of self-scheduling for nursing shifts
The system says it will give 14,000 inpatient nurses control over up to 60% of their schedule by Q3.
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Houston paramedic union reaches contract 14 months past expiration
The deal, ratified Thursday, includes a $5/hour structural raise and a 24-hour-on/72-hour-off pilot.
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OSHA finalizes new lifting safety rule for hospital workers
The rule requires written safe-patient-handling programs at all hospitals with more than 100 beds.
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Why a 'sit-down breakfast' became HCA's latest retention experiment
A small protocol at three Texas hospitals: 20 minutes, off the floor, every morning. Turnover dropped 14%.
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An Iowa critical-access hospital is paying off med-school loans for new staff
A $200,000 sign-on bonus, paid as direct loan retirement, with a six-year service requirement.
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Sutter to launch in-house travel agency for its own nurses
The Northern California system will pay full travel rates to its own nurses willing to flex across its 30 hospitals.
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Why Inova replaced its 90-minute new-grad orientation video
Engagement metrics from the LMS were brutal. The redesign was less brutal than expected.