Nursing - News October 17, 2012

Los Angeles Area Nursing Agency Settles Federal Wage Dispute (Personal Injury News)
A home nursing agency in Los Angeles has agreed to pay $654,082 to settle a complaint that employees were not properly compensated for overtime worked.

Lenox Hill Hospital Nurses Mull Strike Action (DNAinfo)
The nurses at Lenox Hill Hospital are considering a strike if their contract negotiations with North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System don't meet their demands.

Home's union petitions county (Altoona Mirror)
Valley View Home's unionized employees presented the Blair County commissioners with dozens of petitions on Tuesday containing an estimated 4,000 signatures in support of having the county retain ownership of the home.

UPDATE 2-HCP to buy senior housing communities in $1.73 bln deal (Reuters)
HCP Inc said it will buy 133 senior housing communities for $1.73 billion, including debt, from a joint venture between Emeritus Corp and Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI as an aging U.S. population lifts demand for retirement villages.

MU nursing school professor receives national recognition from Institute of Medicine (Missourian)
"She has two of her joys right in the same room," said Marcia Flesner, who works with Rantz at MU's Sinclair School of Nursing.

Members of Camden Area District Nursing prepare for Spaghetti Supper for Saturday night. (Capital Weekly)
R: Elaine Davis, Director Ann Feeney and Jean Boobar prepare for their benefit spagetti supper to be held at the Rockport Masonic Center Saturday night from 5:00-6:30. Come and join in.

Dr. Ford's career finish line in view (Marshall County Tribune-Courier)
H.W. Ford finishes Doc's Dash, a run dedicated to him, Saturday in Benton. He plans to retire as medical director of the Marshall County Health Department on Dec.

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