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The Honolulu Advertiser
Updated at 6:05 p.m., Friday, December 19, 2008

Unionized nurses at St. Francis Healthcare sign new contract

Advertiser Staff

St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, the operator of hospice, home care, community outreach and other healthcare services, said it has a new contract with its 60 nurses.

The new one-year contract started this month after an agreement was reached with the Hawaii Nurses Association. The accord calls for a 5 percent wage increase as well as adjustments to shift pay and on-call pay.

The contract was the first negotiated since St. Francis sold in 2007 its two medical centers to a group that operates them as Hawaii Medical Center.