Nursing - News July 12, 2011

Nursing strike begins in Hibbing (Business Journal)
Nurses at a Hibbing health-services group began a three-day strike Monday. About 150 nurses walked off the job at Fairview Range Regional Health Services, the Duluth News Tribune reported .

Stanley Cup brightens spirits at MGH (WHDH)
The Bruins championship trophy brightened spirits at Mass General Hospital Monday.

Liberal MPP breaks ranks over C. difficile outbreak (The Toronto Star)
Liberal MPP Kim Craitor was so frustrated with the local Niagara Health System that he says he "went ballistic" on aides to Health Minister Deb Matthews.

Question: Do Doctors Need People Skills? (Patch)
Some top medical schools are now relying on a series of face-to-face interviews with aspiring doctors, rather than accepting students solely based on test scores, grades and a singe interview, theA New York TimesA reported Monday.A "A pleasant bedside manner and an attentive ear have always been desirable traits in doctors, of course, but two ...

Crozer-Chester Medical Center, nurses in contract deal (Business Journal)
Crozer-Chester Medical Center reached a tentative contract agreement Sunday night with the Crozer-Chester Nurses Association, which represents about 700 nurses at the Upland, Pa., hospital in Delaware County.

Princetonian Frank V. Castello named Physician of the Year (Trenton Downtowner)
Princeton resident Frank V. Castello, M.D., Medical Director of Children's Specialized Hospital, has been named "Physician of the Year" by NJ Biz magazine.

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