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Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie benefits from AHN's big investments
The Erie-based hospital has expanded services dramatically since 2019. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - June 17, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news

Saint Vincent Hospital nurses elect to keep union
Less than two months after a nurses strike at Worcester ’s Saint Vincent Hospital ended, union workers have elected to stay with the Massachusetts Nurses Association. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - March 1, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Grant Welker Source Type: news

Teenagers who smoke cannabis are six times more likely to develop schizophrenia, study claims
Researchers from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines found smoking the drug at low frequencies came with the same risk of getting the mental disorder as doing it daily. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Saint Vincent nurses strike ends as staff ratify deal
After 301 days, the record-setting Saint Vincent nurses strike has come to an end. Nurses voted overwhelmingly in favor of the draft agreement, with 487 out of 502 ballots cast in favor of the deal. Three votes were left blank, and three ballots were contested. The vote closes a walkout that began with over 700 nurses in March that became the longest nurse’s strike in Massac husetts history. “For nearly 10 months, our nurses have walked the line for safer patient care, for the honor of our… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 4, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Saint Vincent Hospital strike cost an estimated $40 million or more
Management and union nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital are resolving a record-setting nine-month strike. Yet the financial pain of the worker action is likely to linger, with the hospital spending an estimated $40 million or more on the strike over the last nine months. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 30, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Saint Vincent Hospital, nurses union reach tentative agreement
Saint Vincent Hospital officials and the nurses union have reached a tentative agreement. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 17, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

This is not where we expected to be': Massachusetts nurses strike hits 7-month mark
Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, are striking over working conditions and staffing issues. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

St. Vincent nurses fight state decision that would claw back unemployment
The Massachusetts Nurses Association has said it has appealed a state ruling that could force striking nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital to pay back a month of unemployment benefits. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - October 7, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Gov. Baker tells Saint Vincent, nurses to resolve striking dispute
Gov. Charlie Baker is getting involved in the lengthy fight between union nurses and management at Saint Vincent Hospital, urging the sides to resolve the dispute as hospitalizations increase. The Republican governor's comments comes as the strike reaches 200 days on Saturday, a new milestone after the strike already passed the six month mark, and before that had become the longest-running union nurses strike in state history. “The commonwealth needs every available healthcare reso urce fully… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 24, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

St. Vincent, nurses remain at odds as strike hits six-month mark
As the Saint Vincent nurses ’ strike hit a six-month milestone on Wednesday, the dispute between workers and hospital management are centered around unemployment benefits, several ongoing accusations of unfair labor practices and whether the nurses can return to their prior positions. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - September 8, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

St. Vincent, nurses remain at odds as strike hits six-month mark
As the Saint Vincent nurses ’ strike hit a six-month milestone on Wednesday, the dispute between workers and hospital management are centered around unemployment benefits, several ongoing accusations of unfair labor practices and whether the nurses can return to their prior positions. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 8, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Striking St. Vincent Hospital nurses ’ unemployment benefits to be suspended
Nurses on strike at Saint Vincent Hospital will have their unemployment benefits suspended as the state Department of Unemployment Assistance makes a decision on a request from the Worcester hospital. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - September 3, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Melissa Hanson Source Type: news

St. Vincent nurses strike poised to become longest in state history
With contract negotiations reportedly at a standstill, the nurses strike at Saint Vincent Hospital will become the longest nurses strike in Massachusetts history this week — a milestone reached despite the pandemic and an ongoing nationwide staffing shortage. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 30, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Nearly 5 months into nurse strike, St. Vincent Hospital limits services
After nearly five months of a union nurse ’s strike, Saint Vincent Hospital says it will begin scaling back both inpatient and outpatient services, calling the current situation "unsustainable." Starting next week, Saint Vincent will temporarily close 80 beds, including two of eight medical surgical beds and a surgical unit that represen ts 29% of the hospital’s medical/surgical capacity. It will also close a progressive care unit (25% of the hospital’s critical care capacity) and 10 inpatient… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 28, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news

Striking nurses to meet, consider hospital proposal
Saint Vincent nurses are slated to meet with members of the bargaining unit Monday to review the proposal and the committee will be preparing a counterproposal to present to management on Tuesday. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - June 28, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: NBCBOSTON.COM Source Type: news