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UC to build $135M tower at West Chester Hospital External-link
UC Health will spend as much as $135 million to expand West Chester Hospital as the facility continues to pick up market share. A proposal to build a second tower will be up for board approval in June, said Jim Kingsbury, CEO of the hospital system. The project, he said, would likely take two-and-a-half years to co...
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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals External-link
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides and surgical technicians are striking over staffing, pay and pension reform. Citing safety, a judge rules that about 450 employees cannot take part.Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday...
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Court lets UC strike go on; 447 ordered to report for work External-link
A Sacramento Superior Court Judge David Brown has ordered 447 technical, patient care and professional employees to report for work during a two-day strike Tuesday and Wednesday at five University of California medical centers. UC officials initially asked the state Public Employment Relations Board for a temporary...
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UC Davis leads with building sustainability External-link
By getting a “platinum” status for its student services center’s building efficiency and environmental sustainability, the University of California Davis, is leading the entire UC system in receiving such recognitions. Getting it for the year-old Student Community Center is the fifth such status conferred on a UC D...
Second union to strike UC med centers in 'sympathy' with AFSCME on Tuesday; unions face limits External-link
Members of a second union, UPTE-CWA, are expected to join picket lines along with AFSCME Local 3299 at five University of California medical centers Tuesday, including UCSF Medical Center and UC Davis Medical Center. The University Professional & Technical Employees/Communications Workers of America Local 9119 ...
ViVita Technologies wins UC Davis contest with plan for heart valve replacement External-link
ViVita Technologies won the 13th annual Big Bang! Business Plan Competition at the University of California Davis Graduate School of Management. The ViVita team won both the $10,000 first place prize and also won the $2,000 People’s Choice award at the competition. The event was Thursday at the UC Davis Conference...
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Larry Ellison hires UC San Diego energy expert for Lanai project External-link
Billionaire Larry Ellison has hired UC San Diego energy expert Byron Washom to help fulfill his vision of sustainable energy for the Hawaiian island of Lanai, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
UC Health CEO to leave External-link
Jim Kingsbury, CEO of UC Health, is retiring. He was laying out a transition plan in a meeting with staff this afternoon, said UC Health spokeswoman Diana Lara. The meeting is still going on. It’s not clear yet exactly when Kingsbury will step down, she said. Kingsbury took on the CEO role in 2010. Kingsbury ser...
New-to-Cincinnati deli concept opening 1st spot near UC: EXCLUSIVE External-link
Smiling Moose Deli, a Boulder, Colo.-based restaurant concept, will be entering the Cincinnati market later this year. Local franchisees Joe Plattner and Jon Gilday are building their first location at 200 W. McMillan St., in the space formerly occupied by Chicago Gyro. (For those who may be wondering, Chicago Gyro...
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Union plans to join growing strike at UC medical centers External-link
Another union with more than 8,700 workers statewide has announced plans to join a growing strike at University of California medical centers May 21 and 22. University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America Local 9119 held rallies Wednesday to coincide with a meeting of the UC Regent...
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