Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Mississippi hospital names CEO
Travis Sisson was named CEO of Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg, Miss. -
Colorado school plans new medical college for 2026
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill May 1, allowing the state to help finance the University of Northern Colorado's proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. -
Nurse staffing levels are improving, surveys suggest
Health systems are working diligently to improve nurse staffing, and early evidence suggests these efforts are starting to pay off.
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Rising labor costs eat into hospitals' Q1 profits
Hospital financials, on average, worsened in the first quarter, despite a relatively strong start to the year, as operating margins, volume and revenue declined, according to Kaufman Hall's latest "National Hospital Flash Report." -
Wellstar names new external affairs chief
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System has named John Hatfield as its new executive vice president and chief external affairs officer. -
Emergent BioSolutions to close 2 sites, start layoffs
Emergent BioSolutions is consolidating operations, closing two manufacturing plants and laying off about 300 employees, the Maryland-based drugmaker said May 1. -
Hospitals gain ground in mitigating HAIs
Hospitals are gaining ground in reducing healthcare-associated infections after unprecedented highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, data from The Leapfrog Group's spring safety grades show.
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Nurse pleads guilty to 22 counts of patient murder, attempted murder
Heather Pressdee, a Pennsylvania nurse, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and 19 counts of attempted homicide, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported May 1. -
Intermountain expands AI copilot enterprisewide
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is rolling out an AI copilot from Microsoft's Nuance enterprisewide in a move to increase clinical and operational efficiency. -
People in rural counties more likely to die of preventable causes: CDC
Americans living in rural counties are more likely to die of preventable causes than those living in urban areas, a new CDC study suggests. -
Noncompete ban complicates hospital staffing issues: Fitch
The Federal Trade Commission's final rule banning noncompete clauses could hit nonprofit hospitals with more staffing complications at a time when they are still adapting to the upward reset of wages and have only begun to rein in labor costs, according to a May 2 report by Fitch Ratings.
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What it's like when your EHR shuts down
When a hospital's EHR went down recently, staff communicated with patients and one another more and cut down on unnecessary tests and documentation, a medical resident wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. -
14 more health system leaders to design 'smart hospital' model
Fourteen more health system leaders have been added to an advisory panel defining standards for what constitutes a "smart hospital." -
Oracle Health workforce steadily decreases
Since acquiring EHR vendor Cerner, Oracle Health's local workforce has decreased, the Kansas City Business Journal reported April 30. -
2 WVU Medicine hospitals move to Epic
South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals went live with an Epic EHR system on May 1. -
11 hospital, health system CEO resignations
Several hospital and health system CEOs have stepped down or announced plans to step down from their positions. -
The condition EDs often miss in children
Seizures are telltale signs of epilepsy, but a subtle type of seizure in children is less likely to be noticed by emergency department physicians, which may lead to delays in diagnosis and treatment, according to new research. -
Kansas system to acquire 1st hospital in Missouri
The University of Kansas Health System and Liberty (Mo.) Hospital have signed definitive agreements for the hospital and its clinics to join the Kansas City-based health system. -
The man with the longest-lasting COVID-19 infection: Case study
The person with the longest consecutive COVID-19 infection was a 72-year-old man in Amsterdam who was documented to have the infection for 612 days, Scientific American reported May 1. -
Major cities with the highest, lowest salaries singles need to live comfortably
GOBankingRates released a new study April 30 that determined the minimum salary a single adult would need to live comfortably in 100 major U.S. cities.
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