Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Advocate Health sells home care company to private equity firm

    Chicago-based Waud Capital Partners has acquired Senior Helpers, a home care and wellness company that operates in 44 states and is based in Towson, Md., from Advocate Health.
  2. Indiana health system unveils $90M hospital

    Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health has unveiled its nearly $90 million Eskenazi Health Thomas and Arlene Grande campus in Indianapolis. 
  3. 8 nurses file wrongful termination suit against Tenet

    Eight nurses at Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital have filed a lawsuit against the facility and its owner, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, alleging they were wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about staffing shortages and care quality. 

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  1. How CoxHealth flattened nurse turnover

    CoxHealth was able to reduce its turnover rate from around 25% to around 11%, which is more than a 50% decrease after its virtual nursing program was able to bring back the passion for its staff members.
  2. 4 micro-hospitals, 1 freestanding ED properties sold for $86M

    Tampa, Fla.-based Sila Realty Trust, a net lease real estate investment trust, has purchased five healthcare facilities for $85.5 million in Arizona and Texas.
  3. Methodist Healthcare hospital appoints chief nursing officer

    San Antonio-based Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan welcomed Ashley Holmstrom, DNP, as chief nursing officer.
  4. Florida governor signs healthcare package

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a package of healthcare bills designed to grow the state's healthcare workforce, expand healthcare access and promote innovation in the industry.

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  1. Illinois health system names CEO

    Maryville, Ill.-based Anderson Healthcare recently welcomed Mike Marshall as its new president and CEO. 
  2. Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City names chief nursing officer

    Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City has named Stephanie Clements, BSN, RN, vice president and chief nursing officer. She was also named community CNO to oversee 2,400 nursing staff members at Mercy facilities across the state of Oklahoma. 
  3. 7 health systems with credit rating upgrades

    Here are seven health systems that have had their credit ratings upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody's Investor Services in 2024:
  4. 9 nurse innovators to know: ANA

    The American Nurses Association and the American Nurses Foundation announced the 2024 ANA Innovation Award winners.

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  1. Mayo launches primary care app

    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has launched a mobile app that gives patients access to 24/7 virtual care, KEYC reported March 21. 
  2. Lawmakers seek hearing with UnitedHealth CEO

    The Senate Finance Committee is working to secure a hearing with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty this spring, The Washington Post reported March 22. 
  3. Health systems, hospitals getting new IT execs

    Here are nine hospitals and health systems appointing new IT executives to their teams, as reported by Becker's since Dec. 12:
  4. 2 HSHS Wisconsin hospitals close

    Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based St. Joseph's Hospital and Eau Claire, Wis.-based Sacred Heart Hospital, both part of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, have closed, a spokesperson for HSHS confirmed with Becker's on March 22. 
  5. Sutter Health opens 11K-square-foot digital innovation center

    Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health opened an 11,000-square-foot digital innovation center this month in San Francisco to develop new healthcare artificial intelligence and remote patient monitoring platforms, the San Francisco Chronicle reported March 22.
  6. Physician who performed surgery into his 90s dies at 97

    James Woodburn II, MD, a Ventura, Calif., physician who worked in the operating room into his 90s, died Feb. 28 at 97, the VC Star reported March 21. 
  7. A leading money loser for hospitals

    Obstetrics and delivery services are one of the leading money losers of all hospital services, and a growing number of rural hospitals are closing obstetric departments to protect the financial viability of the overall enterprise, according to a recent analysis by Kaufman Hall. 
  8. Northwell hospital nurses set strike date

    Members of the New York State Nurses Association are set to strike April 2 at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City.
  9. The most desirable soft skill in all 50 states

    A recent study has revealed how different states value different soft skills, from creativity to conflict resolution. 

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