Let Prime Healthcare buy Daughters of Charity's hospitals
Dughters of Charity Health System, a Catholic nonprofit that operates six hospitals primarily for poor and elderly Californians, is reaching the last bead on its fiscal rosary. The chain is losing money at an alarming rate and wants to sell itself to Prime Healthcare Services, but prominent Democrats and a powerful union have called on Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris to block the deal.
The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Pharma, healthcare's 8-ton gorilla, comes under increasing scrutiny
For all the heavy weights in the healthcare industry, that industry that now gobbles about one fifth of the U.S. economy, none has more weight to throw around than the pharmaceutical giants.
Big drug companies make the most profit, mark up their prices the most, have the most clout in Congress and other elected officials, and generally get whatever they want.
Chuck Idelson
International Nurse News Round-Up
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
University of Chicago Nurses Vote To Authorize a Strike
Registered nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center overwhelming turned out on Thursday and voted by 95% to authorize nurse negotiators to call a one-day strike, if necessary, to protest the Medical Center's refusal to address staffing and patient care concerns that nurses say jeopardize the health and safety of both patients and nurses.
National Nurses United
Jan 30, 2015
Nurses and Veterans Call for Immediate Action to Improve Patient Care at Cincinnati VA
Registered nurses who work throughout the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Healthcare system will hold an informational picket Friday to draw attention to eroding patient care conditions, including chronic short staffing and barriers facing veterans who seek care at the Cincinnati VA.
National Nurses United
Jan 28, 2015
National Nurses Announce Donation to Ebola Health Work in West Africa
National Nurses United today announced a donation of $40,000 to the disaster relief organization International Medical Corps, which is on the front lines of the Ebola response, for its continued efforts to eradicate the deadly virus in West Africa.
National Nurses United
National Nurses Announce Donation to Ebola Health Work in West Africa
National Nurses United today announced a donation of $40,000 to the disaster relief organization International Medical Corps, which is on the front lines of the Ebola response, for its continued efforts to eradicate the deadly virus in West Africa.
National Nurses United
Jan 27, 2015
Press Conference and Job Fair - Monday 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m
As the hospitals in Sanford and the surrounding area experience an influx of patients, RNs at Central Florida Regional Hospital will hold a press conference and job fair on January 26 to recruit for much needed staff. The hospital currently has 116 vacancies ranging from managers to secretaries, including both full time and part-time positions.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - Forida
Jan 23, 2015
Flu fills up Worcester hospital beds; nurses say staffing not safe
WORCESTER — Elective surgeries at UMass Memorial Medical Center were canceled a week ago because no hospital beds were available for patients, in or out of the UMass Memorial network.
Over the holidays, the UMass Memorial pediatric intensive care unit was closed for a few days because it was full.
Susan Spencer, Telegram.com
Brigham Shooting Sheds New Light on Hospital Violence Legislation
It's a level of preparedness that some in the medical community said is not consistent at every hospital in the state, and the incident has shed new light on recently filed legislation that seeks to mandate training around workplace violence at every health care facility in the state.
Jessica Bartlett, Boston Business Journal