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Audit to scrutinize $11.7 million Lexington public health clinic; HealthFirst says it's moving forward
The Lexington Herald-LeaderThe real estate deal that was designed to bring a public health clinic to Southland Drive is now the focus of an investigation by state Auditor Adam Edelen. An audit of HealthFirst Bluegrass was announced at a news conference Tuesday morning, with...Tags: Weather Reports, Hospitals and Clinics, Accounting and Auditing, Weather, Realty
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Hundreds get layoff notices at medical lab
The Record, Stockton, Calif.On the heels of last month's announced deal calling for Dignity Health to sell its lab-related outreach service to Quest Diagnostics, Dignity has issued layoff notices to more than 500 workers, including 319 working for Stockton's HealthCare Clinical...Tags: Job Layoffs, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Walmart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
Reuters(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months....Tags: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Marks & Spencer Ltd., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Justice and Rights, Employees
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Burbank employee raises to save city money via higher pension contributions
Roughly 100 Burbank employees are slated to receive raises this coming fiscal year after a city-commissioned survey showed their salaries were well below average when compared to those in a dozen other local cities, officials said. Officials say the move...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Google Inc.
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Health care waste diagnosed at Healthy Memphis Common Table meeting
Commercial AppealDr. Steven L. Coulter quickly suggested a way to help cut down on unnecessary visits to hospital emergency rooms. Keeping doctors' offices open until 9 p.m. on weekdays reduced patients' trips to emergency rooms by 15 percent, said Coulter, president of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance Cost
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Bellevue gun shop cited, fined for lead-related safety violations
Seattle TimesThe state Department of Labor and Industries has cited a Bellevue firing range for 17 violations of health and safety rules in the wake of a lead-salvage and construction project that exposed dozens of workers to high levels of toxic lead. L&I fined...Tags: Punishment, Services and Shopping, General Contracting, Symptoms, Lead Poisoning
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BRIEF: Airgas plant still closed following explosion
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.BLACK BETSY, W.Va. -- Investigators are still looking into what caused an explosion that injured two men at the Airgas plant in Putnam County on Monday. Doug Sherman, vice president of communications for Airgas Mid America, said Tuesday the plant on W....Tags: Airgas Incorporated, Explosions, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Emergency Incidents
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Religious groups criticize Patriot Coal creation
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new report criticizing Arch Coal and Peabody Energy for creating Patriot Coal was released Tuesday by two groups of religious leaders -- Interfaith Worker Justice and Religious Leaders for Coalfield Justice. More than 23,000...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Companies and Corporations, Employees, Peabody Energy Corporation
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Cape Fear Valley plans cuts, not layoffs to meet budget shortfall
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.Facing a loss of up to $20 million over the next year, Cape Fear Valley Health System is considering cuts to trim as much as $16 million from its budget. But so far, officials say those plans do not include layoffs, despite claims from employees and...Tags: Job Layoffs, Diabetes, Medicaid, Budgets and Budgeting, Unemployment
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U.S. clothing retailers weighing response to Bangladesh tragedy
The Record, Hackensack, N.J.American retailers who sell clothing made in Bangladesh, including the Secaucus-based Children's Place, for the most part are still weighing whether to sign on to a factory-safety pact endorsed by major European retailers. Workers rights groups are...Tags: Employees, Companies and Corporations, Justice and Rights, Disasters and Accidents, Services and Shopping
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Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
WEST, Texas (AP) — When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a...
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TKA's Blackwell is top of Winthrop's class
Florence Morning News, S.C.The morning of Keslie Blackwell's college graduation from Winthrop University found her excited and anxious just like any other student who is about to see four years of work recognized. But when she got to her seat at Winthrop Coliseum May 4 and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Graduation, Colleges and Universities
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