Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Children's health system inks 3-year NFL sponsorship deal

    Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health has inked a three-year sponsorship deal with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars.
  2. Memorial Sloan Kettering identifies new lung cancer

    A team from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City identified a new, rare form of small cell lung cancer, found primarily in patients who have no history of smoking.
  3. Hospital keeps name after trademark lawsuit fails

    A judge dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a St. Louis hospital, allowing the facility to keep its name.

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  1. New Hampshire hospital to end paramedic intercept service

    East Kingston, N.H.-based Exeter Hospital will shutter its advanced life support paramedic intercept program Sept. 20 due to financial challenges and changing care demands, The Portsmouth Herald reported Sept. 10.
  2. 3 health systems see workforce gains in partnerships

    Health system partnerships with educational institutions have helped ease the burdens of workforce shortages and allowed students to gain hands-on experience and class credit. 
  3. 6 recent COO-to-CEO transitions

    COO and president were the most common backgrounds for CEOs in 2024, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report.
  4. UK HealthCare hires 328 nurses from new program

    Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare recently hired more than 300 registered nurses as part of the University of Kentucky's implementation of a new graduate recruitment program. 

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  1. UNC Health taps new chief nursing executive

    Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has tapped Lorie Rhine, RN, as its chief nursing executive. 
  2. Henry Ford Health kicks off $2.2B expansion: 7 things to know

    Detroit-based Henry Ford Health broke ground Sept. 12 on its estimated $2.2 billion "Destination: Grand" hospital expansion project, the health system's largest investment to date. 
  3. FDA cites drugmaker over misleading ad

    The FDA cited AbbVie for its direct-to-consumer television ad for Ubrelvy, featuring tennis star Serena Williams. 
  4. 16 new weight loss drugs to enter market by 2029, economists say

    Competition is brewing for Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, two of the world's leading pharmaceutical weight loss companies, according to analysts. 

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  1. Steward CEO defies subpoena, skips hearing

    A chair with a name card for Ralph de la Torre, MD, chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, sat empty Sept. 12 after he skipped the bipartisan Senate committee hearing he had been subpoenaed to attend. 
  2. Hospital safety's big rebound

    Hospitals are faring better on key quality and safety measures than they were before the pandemic, according to a new report from The American Hospital Association and Vizient. 
  3. Reddit fuels awareness of 'no-burp syndrome'

    Physicians' awareness of a unique condition involving the inability to burp has grown largely due to patients' discussions on Reddit, according to KFF Health News.
  4. New Senate bill to protect 340B program

    Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) has introduced  a bill that would ban pharmaceutical companies from restricting access to 340B drug pricing program discounts, according to a Sept. 11 press release shared with Becker's.
  5. Care deserts spread across specialties

    This year, Becker's has reported on care deserts expanding for five specialties.
  6. 17 best health system employers, per Fortune

    Fortune and Great Place to Work have released their annual "Best Workplaces in Health Care" list, with a Texas-based health system claiming the top spot.
  7. Allina CFO's 'back-to-basics' strategy drives $161M turnaround

    Minneapolis-based Allina Health reported an operating loss of $63.2 million (-4.5% margin)in the second quarter, a 49% improvement on the $122.7 million loss (-9.6% margin) reported in the second quarter of 2023.
  8. Top 10 EHR requests from physicians

    Twenty years after a government mandate for EHR interoperability, clinicians' needs still aren't being fully met by the technology, KLAS Research reported.
  9. HCA taps division VP of finance

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA has named William Bustamante Far West Division vice president of finance, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. 

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