title: Hospital work stoppages--the legal basis and the legal response.
abstract: Unlike other industries, hospitals are entitled by law to at least ten days' notice of any strike, picketing or concerted refusal to work. By asserting this right, they may plan for continued operation and the continued care of their patients.
mesh_terms: D003098:Collective Bargaining / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006801:Humans; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013317:Strikes, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States