Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Alabama hospital opens $19M pediatric ER

    Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health Children's and Women's Hospital opened a $19 million pediatric emergency center for patients and their families on March 11. 
  2. Care New England taps chief philanthropy officer

    Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has appointed Jeffrey Cabral chief philanthropy officer.
  3. Former Alaska hospital exec takes plea deal to avoid prison

    Bradley Grigg, former chief behavioral health officer at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, has accepted a plea deal that allows him to avoid prison time, local news outlet KTOO reported March 11.

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  1. UChicago Medicine nurses cancel strike

    Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, have called off a planned March 14 strike at UChicago Medicine after reaching a tentative agreement with management on a new labor contract.
  2. Oracle expands healthcare platform

    Oracle added a generative artificial intelligence service to its suite of cloud applications, services and analytics capabilities for healthcare customers on March 12.
  3. President of 2 UPMC hospitals to retire

    Jan Fisher is retiring as president of UPMC Altoona and UPMC Bedford, both in Pennsylvania, according to the Altoona Mirror.
  4. Google Cloud digs deeper into generative AI for healthcare

    Google Cloud launched new generative artificial intelligence tools for healthcare and life sciences organizations focused on improved patient outcomes.

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  1. Memorial Hermann renames heart institute

    Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System and Memorial Hermann Foundation renamed the system's heart institute after the late real estate entrepreneur Larry Johnson.
  2. Memorial Health looks to sell 112-bed nursing facility

    Marysville, Ohio-based Memorial Health is looking to sell its 112-bed Marysville-based Memorial Gables Nursing Home and Rehabilitation facility.
  3. Healthgrades honors 800+ hospitals for patient safety, experience

    Healthgrades recognized 832 hospitals with its 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award and 2024 Outstanding Patient Experience Award.
  4. 79 best hospitals for patient experience, safety: Healthgrades

    Healthgrades recognized 832 hospitals with its 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Awards and Outstanding Patient Experience Award. Only 79 of those hospitals received both awards. 

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  1. Biden's $7.3 trillion budget: 16 healthcare takeaways

    President Joe Biden proposed a $7.3 trillion budget March 11, including various initiatives to lower healthcare costs and an $800 million investment in hospital cybersecurity protection.  
  2. Employee with guns arrested at Cleveland Clinic Florida campus

    Police arrested a 54-year-old employee at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Gifford, Fla., March 7 after law enforcement found the individual had firearms and ammunition in his possession on the facility's campus, local news outlets reported after the sheriff's office held a news conference March 11. 
  3. Trinity Health names new informatics chief

    Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health has a new health informatics chief.
  4. Illinois hospital regains trauma center designation

    Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., has regained its level 2 trauma center designation after losing it on Feb. 2.
  5. Oregon State Hospital superintendent to retire

    Dolly Matteucci is retiring from the helm of Oregon State Hospital — a two-campus, 703-bed psychiatric facility based in Salem. 
  6. 6 recent hospital, health system executive resignations

    Several hospital and health system executives have stepped down or announced plans to step down from their positions. 
  7. Ochsner Health's response to workforce shortages: 3 notes

    New Orleans, La.-based Ochsner Health is not immune to the workforce shortage, but has created its own approach to triage the issue, according to the American Medical Association.
  8. Best jobs for work-life balance: US News

    Many of the 20 best jobs for work-life balance can be found in a hospital or health system, according to a Feb. 22 ranking from U.S. News & World Report. 
  9. Maryland health system names new chief health equity officer

    Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System named Tiffany Wiggins, MD, vice president and chief health equity officer in early March. 

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