Hospital/physician relations
The number is lower than many thought it would be, although the numbers are slightly higher in urban areas.
Separately, workers authorized a one-day sympathy strike in solidarity with Kaiser engineers who have been on strike for two months.
There are a number of policies hospital administrators could immediately enact that would help alleviate some of the issues, the union says.
Hospital turnover increased by 1.7% during the past year and currently stands at 19.5%.
The merger would form a 33-hospital system that employs 58,000 caregivers and provides insurance to roughly one million people.
In addition to having to pay millions, Sutter Health must adopt a number of new business practices to encourage transparency and restore competition in the area.
The appeal comes after a federal judge granted the FTC an injunction to halt the acquisition until it could complete an internal investigation.
In June and July, the U.S. health system spent $2.3 billion on unvaccinated individuals who were hospitalized because of COVID-19.
The impetus is the challenge placed on providers by high patient volumes and long work hours exacerbated by COVID-19.
The acquisition of private physician practices across the U.S. accelerated after the onset of the pandemic.