Nursing shortages are still a massive concern for Maryland hospitals.

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When a hospital patient dies due to complications from falling out of bed, the cause might seem clear to the plaintiff’s attorney — hospital protocol was breached when the bed’s side rails were left down improperly, for example.

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Hospitals that employ mostly nurses with four-year bachelor’s degrees — as opposed to mostly registered nurses — will likely see improved patient outcomes and reduced costs, according to a new study.

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The American Nurses Association, of Silver Spring, has made recommendations to deal with a possible shortage of registered nurses soon. The ANA said the U.S. will need to produce 1.1 million new RNs by 2022 to fill newly created jobs ...

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The ongoing clash between Dimensions Healthcare System and the union representing the system’s hospital workers continued Monday, as union representatives forecast hundreds of layoffs while Dimensions officials brushed aside that claim as nonsense.

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The Baltimore County Federation of Public Health Nurses has approved a two-year extension of its contract with the county, the county executive’s office announced Thursday.

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FREDERICK — Adam Wiltison worked at a variety of blue-collar jobs to earn his living before he entered the nursing program at Frederick Community College this past year. Wiltison, 24, was a plumber, a cook and in construction. Like others ...

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Conmed Healthcare Management Inc., of Hanover, a provider of health care services for correctional institutions, said it has entered the Kentucky market with the award of a contract by Marion County, Ky., to provide correctional health care services for the ...

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Rockville-based Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, a managed health care organization, announced the start of the Kaiser Permanente Community Ambassador Program, which sends skilled nurse practitioners and physician assistants to selected safety net health clinics throughout the District of ...

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