Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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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. -
Care New England taps chief philanthropy officer
Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has appointed Jeffrey Cabral chief philanthropy officer. -
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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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. -
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. -
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. -
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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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. -
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. -
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. -
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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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. -
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. -
Trinity Health names new informatics chief
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health has a new health informatics chief. -
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. -
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 recent hospital, health system executive resignations
Several hospital and health system executives have stepped down or announced plans to step down from their positions. -
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. -
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. -
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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