Two major Texas hospital systems, Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas and Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, called off a mega merger deal Tuesday that would have created the largest hospital system in the state. No specific reason was given for the cancellation. “After months of thoughtful exploration, we have decided to discontinue […]
By Charlotte Huff, Kaiser Health News Five months ago, the 6,500 residents of Crockett, Texas, witnessed a bit of a resurrection — at least in rural hospital terms. A little more than a year after the local hospital shut its doors, the 25-bed facility reopened its emergency department, inpatient beds and some related services, albeit […]
Registered nurses with union National Nurses United voted Tuesday to authorize their contract negotiators to submit a ten-day strike notice if their issues remain unresolved, the union said in a press release. The strike authorization could affect ongoing negotiations at 15 hospitals affiliated with the Tennessee-based, for-profit company Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). Most of […]
A nurse who worked at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston was fired after posting about the condition of a patient who tested positive for measles, according to a Houston Chronicle report. The hospital took action after learning about the Facebook post earlier this week, launching an internal investigation lasting four days, the Chronicle reported. The […]
You can click here to see available East Texas medical-surgical travel nurse jobs >> Medical-surgical travel nurses interested in a Texas assignment can find multiple new opportunities in the East Texas region, according to job market data shared with Healthcare Traveler Today. At least 20 new medical-surgical needs with ASAP start dates for both day […]
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas staff successfully survived a baby boom last week, delivering 42 babies in 48 hours and setting a new hospital record, according to a KXAS report. “We’ve had a ton of people come in in active labor. Some come in for inductions and some come in at 10 centimeters ready to […]
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