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Looming Strike Averted at Major Hospital

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The months-long nurses’ strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, has come to a potential resolution after a tentative agreement was reached between the hospital and the United Steelworkers Local 4-200, which represents approximately 1,700 nurses.

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Hospital Celebrates the Only Male Nurse in the Labor and Delivery Ward

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Vincent Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind. ” He’s only been working at the hospital for two years, but he’s already been nominated for five DAISY Awards for going above and beyond the demands of the job. “He stayed late for me, went home, and came in the next day when he wasn’t scheduled to deliver my baby.

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Are Hospitals to Blame for the Nursing Shortage? Nurses and Hospitals Weigh In

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The news has been inundated with headlines about how hospitals don’t have the staff to care for the influx of patients. National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, just released a statement blaming hospitals for the recent nursing shortage.

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Entirely predictable: More parents don't want routine vaccination for their kids

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In a column for the Free Press, I argued that the CDC was making a mistake adding unproven COVID19 shots to the kids’ vaccine schedule— making parents feel that COVID shot and MMR vaccine are equally important— and this would result in a widespread mistrust in all vaccines.

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Staff Calls on Hospital to Suspend Surgeries Due to Mysterious Contaminants

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Over 70 staff members want to suspend all surgeries at Kaiser Zion Medical Center, a San Diego hospital, after strange particles were found on a series of surgical trays. However, the hospital has so far rejected the call. It received an “A” grade from Leapfrog, a national nonprofit that scores hospitals based on cleanliness.

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The Futile Quest for "Why"

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Singer is only concerned about his roommate (who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital and later dies) and doesn’t even understand what these other people are saying to him. Photo Credit: Avery Evans Share 1 Appallingly, The Onion had reason to post it again this week, after I had already scheduled this post to go up.

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Teen Accuses Hospital of “Kidnapping” After Her Mom Commits Suicide

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The teenager was experiencing a range of strange symptoms, including severe pain all over her body, when her mother took her to Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital. Her request raised concerns among the hospital staff, who then contacted child protective services. Maya Kowalski became a household name in the wake of her mother’s death.

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