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‘Fight’s not over’ striking Lower Bucks Hospital nurses say as they head back to workBucks County Courier TimesDecember 26, 2023Bucks County, PA—Nurses at Lower Bucks Hospital are scheduled to return to work Wednesday morning after a five-day strike without having reached a deal with the hospital owner Prime Healthcare Services Inc. 

Baptist Health eliminates leadership positionsSouth Florida Business Journal, 12/21/23Baptist Health South Florida eliminated 190 leadership and non-clinical positions through voluntary separation and other labor reduction measures in recent months, according to the health system’s report to bond investors. The Miami-based nonprofit, the largest hospital operator in South Florida, filed its report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30.

Workers launch 7-day strike at 4 Prime Healthcare hospitalsLos Angeles Daily NewsDecember 20, 2023Nurses, medical assistants, ER techs and others at four Prime Healthcare hospitals launched their second strike of the year Wednesday, Dec. 20, claiming severe understaffing and high turnover have undermined patient care. 

Madera hospital could reopen with new management partners. What to knowFresno (CA) BeeDecember 20, 2023Nearly a year after shutting down operations, Madera Community Hospital has approved a second deal with a financial partner to help it reopen. The hospital board of trustees approved a temporary management service agreement on Monday with American Advanced Management Inc., a Modesto—based hospital management company. 

Healthcare organizations hiring, retaining more employees—FitchModern HealthcareDecember 20, 2023Hospital employment numbers have increased, while healthcare job openings are on the decline—though the industry is still recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 17.2 million individuals were on the payroll at healthcare organizations in November 2023, compared with 16.6 million in December 2022, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Joliet nurses likely to reject Ascension’s ‘last, best and final’ contract offerShaw Local News NetworkDecember 18, 2023Joliet, IL—The Illinois Nurses’ Association at Ascension St. Joseph—Joliet is voting on the hospital’s “last best and final offer” for a new contract and is expected to reject the contract proposal.

El Dorado hospital announces new inpatient hospice care serviceKTVE-TV (El Dorado, AR)December 18, 2023El Dorado, AR—South Arkansas Regional Hospital has announced that their new services of hospice inpatient service. The hospital has partnered with Arkansas Hospice, the state’s largest non-profit provider of hospice care. 

Leading Rural PACE Provider Coming to Northeast OhioNews ReleaseDecember 18, 2023Erie, PA—One Senior Care, a leading PACE provider to rural and Appalachian communities, is proud to announce that its program, LIFE-Northwestern Pennsylvania, has been selected by the Ohio Department of Aging to bring the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to three counties—Ashtabula, Trumbull, and Mahoning—in Northeast Ohio. 

Orlando Health boosts operating performance by $734M in FY 2023Becker’s Hospital CFO ReviewDecember 15, 2023Orlando (FL) Health transformed a $422.7 million operating loss (-8% margin) in fiscal year 2022 into a $310.8 million gain (5.1% margin) in FY 2023, according to financial documents published Dec. 13. The results equate to a $733.5 million swing from the black to the red. Revenue increased 15.9% year over year to $6.1 billion while expenses rose 16.1% to $5.6 billion.

‘Stop the bleeding’—A year after Safe Staffing law, nurses report high patient loadsTimes Union (Albany, NY)December 15, 2023One year after New York’s minimum staffing law for hospitals went into effect, nurses continue to report exceptionally high patient loads as hospital leaders struggle to keep up with turnover rates. ... Implementation of the new regulations—from the establishment of committees to negotiate those institution-specific staffing standards to the mandate for hospitals to report departments’ actual staffing ratios to the state Department of Health annually—has been rocky across the state’s 222 hospitals.

More rural hospitals mulling clinically integrated networksModern HealthcareDecember 14, 2023In October, 23 rural hospitals in North Dakota announced the formation of the Rough Rider High-Value Network. Such clinically integrated alliances are designed to reduce hospitals’ costs through shared services and provide the infrastructure for hospitals to invest in alternative payment models. Rough Rider CEO Nathan White discussed his outlook for the rural hospital sector, his goals for the Rough Rider network and the advantages of clinically integrated networks compared to mergers or acquisitions.

Panel approves $6.3M in pandemic relief for rural Arkansas hospitals, totaling 13 aided facilitiesArkansas AdvocateDecember 12, 2023Three more rural Arkansas hospitals are set to receive a total of more than $6.3 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds after state lawmakers gave preliminary approval Tuesday. The full Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday will vote on whether to disburse the funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, aimed at covering costs incurred during the pandemic. 

Monroe Clinic & Hospital Foundation Supports Hospice with Financial GiftMonroe (WI) TimesDecember 14, 2023Monroe, WI—Monroe Clinic & Hospital Foundation, a member of SSM Health, has presented the SSM Health Monroe Hospice Home with a donation of $120,000. ... This gift is primarily comprised of dollars raised at the annual “Little Golf” & Grill event as well as memorials and other hospice gifts throughout the year.