Epic Systems, the EHR vendor that controls nearly a third of the U.S. hospital market share, is one of the most used vendors among the highest rated health systems in the U.S.

A bill to declassify information about the pandemic's origins passed the House on March 10 and now heads to President Joe Biden's desk, according to The Hill. 

Three patients have tested positive for Legionella at Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital's main campus, NBC affiliate WLWT5 reported March 11.

Shawn Morrow is no longer CEO of Show Low, Ariz.-based Summit Healthcare, the White Mountain Independent reported March 10.

The financially troubled Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy March 10, according to KVPR, the San Joaquin Valley's NPR station.

St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo., has named Scott Johnson as its chief strategy officer, effective March 13.

Looking ahead to June, researchers released forecasts in a preprint for hospitalizations and death tolls of five different SARS-CoV-2 variant scenarios eyeing what might be next and how to prepare accordingly.

St. Louis-based Ascension will focus some of its future investment in outpatient services, reflecting a nationwide trend in a shift from inpatient care.

Tenet Health Central Coast, a division of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, has appointed Aaron Thorne, BSN, RN, as the new chief nursing officer for its Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

CEOs of hospitals and health systems with a background in bedside nursing appear to be few and far between, making the advice from nurses at the helm of hospitals even more valuable to aspiring nurse CEOs. 

The three largest nonprofit health systems, CommonSpirit Health (140 hospitals), Ascension (139 hospitals) and Trinity Health (88 hospitals), reported operating losses and margins in the red for the six months ending Dec. 31, but experienced slight improvements in performances in the final quarter of the year.

Ochsner Lafayette (La.) General has a venture capital arm that supports emerging companies focused on data and deep learning, patient experience, value-based care and automating back-office functions.

On March 3, the Region 6 office of the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Pittsburgh-based UPMC and one of its subsidiaries, UPMC Altoona (Pa.), over allegations related to the termination of an agency nurse.

Several healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.

Silicon Valley Bank, which partnered with nearly half of the venture-backed tech and healthcare companies, collapsed March 10, CNN reported.

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health, a 12-hospital system, has appointed Lori Price, RN, president and CEO of its central Indiana region.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed House Bill 4016, which will provide $75 million to recruit, retain and train the state's healthcare workforce. 

Eleven hospitals and health systems have closed their maternity wards since 2000, after Rochester, N.H.-based Frisbie Memorial Hospital reached an agreement with the state's attorney general to close its labor and delivery services, NHPR reported March 9.

A new law aiming to keep recently qualified nurses working in Mississippi has added itself to a raft of initiatives the state is working on to keep its crumbling health system functioning.

The only hospital in Manitowoc, Wis., a city of nearly 35,000 — Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital — will stop all obstetrics care beginning June 1, according to Fox 11 News.