Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Ascension faces 1st lawsuits over ransomware attack
St. Louis-based Ascension is already facing two proposed class-action lawsuits just days after the cyberattack on the 140-hospital system. -
Mississippi health system confirms ransomware attack
Pascagoula, Miss.-based Singing River Health System has confirmed that its 2023 cybersecurity incident was a ransomware attack. -
HCA nurses vote to remove union
Nurses at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, voted this month to remove National Nurses United as their exclusive representative.
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Texas hospital to close, lay off 94
Select Specialty Hospital in Longview, Texas, will close on or about June 30, resulting in the termination of 94 employees, Becker's has confirmed. -
Medical City hospital taps assistant CFO
Medical City Fort Worth (Texas) has named Benjamin Baggi assistant CFO. -
The cost of unnecessary hospital days in 8 numbers
Hospitals across the U.S. are having capacity issues, leading to unnecessary stays and higher costs overall. -
Trinity hospital taps HCA exec as president
Trinity Health of New England has named Valerie Powell-Stafford president of Hartford, Conn.-based Saint Francis Hospital, effective June 3.
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17 quick notes on healthcare
1. Healthcare has a simple math problem. -
Weight loss drugs and surgical complications: New study
Ozempic, Mounjaro and other GLP-1s do not increase the risk of surgical complications, according to research published May 14 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. -
Janus Health names CEO
RCM tech platform Janus Health has named Todd Doze its news CEO. -
About 200 exposed to measles at UC Davis Health, officials say
Sacramento public health officials have confirmed one pediatric measles case and about 200 potential exposures after a child visited the UC Davis Medical Center's emergency department in early May.
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6 recent hospital, health system CEO moves
The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's: -
Los Angeles hospital taps CFO
Los Angeles-based MLK Community Hospital has named Steven Ciampa its permanent CFO, according to a May 13 post on his LinkedIn page. -
Wisconsin health department declines to investigate HSHS, CEO after hospital closures
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services does not have the authority to open an investigation into Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System and its president and CEO Damond Boatwright after two of its Wisconsin hospitals, Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based St. Joseph's Hospital and Eau Claire, Wis.-based Sacred Heart Hospital closed March 22. -
2 Indiana hospitals to close labor and delivery services
Bluffton (Ind.) Regional Medical Center and Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Ind., both part of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network, have shared plans to end their inpatient labor and delivery services due to decreased birth rates. -
How a ransomware attack is affecting Ascension's facilities across the US
St. Louis-based Ascension posted an update on its website about how the ransomware attack that hit the health system on May 8 is impacting its facilities by state. -
US raises tariffs on medical supplies from China
To incentivize domestic medical supply manufacturing, the U.S. is raising tariff rates on syringes, needles, personal protective equipment, and medical and surgical gloves, the White House said May 14. -
Top 7 healthcare disruptors, per CNBC
The CNBC Disruptor 50 list for 2024 includes seven healthcare companies. -
Alabama hospital to temporarily close labor and delivery unit
The labor and delivery unit at Demopolis, Ala.-based Whitfield Regional Hospital will pause until Sept. 1 following its primary provider taking extended leave with no other providers readily available to provide 24/7 service to the unit. -
Walgreens looking for UK drug chain buyer: Report
Walgreens Boots Alliance is reportedly looking for a potential buyer for Boots, a $8.8 billion drug store chain located in the UK, Bloomberg reported May 13.
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