Kelly Gooch

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Kelly Gooch

Healthcare workers at Holy Family Hospital locations in Methuen and Haverhill, Mass., have voted to unionize. The move covers more than 70 professionals — among them respiratory therapists, social workers, physical therapists and other healthcare staff,  according to a news release from the Massachusetts Nurses Association. Union election results available from the National Labor Relations Board tallied 46 of the 74 eligible workers voting in favor of joining the MNA, while five voted against.

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Kelly Gooch

A new era of physician unionization has emerged recently, marked by union elections among both staff-employed physicians and physicians in training, such as residents and fellows. Here are 10 things to know about physician unionization efforts: Union membership trends 1.

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Kelly Gooch

In the past few years, a number of health systems have partnered with schools and nonprofits to support healthcare-focused high schools — and leaders say the results have been promising on a number of levels. Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health collaborated with Uplift Education and Bloomberg Philanthropies to launch the Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute in 2024.

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Kelly Gooch

Margaret Bollmeier was appointed president of the UNC Health Foundation and chief philanthropy officer for Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, according to a June 19 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Bollmeier will join UNC Health in September after leading the Medical College of Virginia Foundation in Richmond, which raises funds and manages philanthropic support for VCU Health.

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Kelly Gooch

OhioHealth Berger Hospital in Circleville remains temporarily closed June 19 after an evacuation the previous day, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. In a statement, the spokesperson said the hospital was fully evacuated June 18 as a precaution following reports of smoke in the basement. “There was no fire; the smoke was caused by an overheating pump,” the statement said.