Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Pharmacy owners donate $36M to UIC
University of Illinois Chicago's pharmacy school was gifted a $36 million endowment gift from the estate of late Chicago pharmacy owners Herbert and Carol Retzky, the Chicago Tribune reported Sept. 13. -
13 hospitals closing departments or ending services
A number of 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. -
Beth Israel Lahey Health delays hospital service closure
Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has postponed the closure of Exeter (N.H.) Hospital's advanced life support paramedic intercept program after intervention from the New Hampshire attorney general's office, ABC affiliate WMUR reported Sept. 13.
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Phishing campaign hits Atrium Health
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health recently fell victim to an email phishing campaign that compromised employee email accounts. -
Michigan hospital consolidates services, employees
McLaren Bay Region, a 415-bed hospital in Bay City, Mich., is consolidating services and employees, citing "transformational changes affecting the global healthcare industry." -
The status on Florida's nurse shortage rebound
In 2024, Florida hospitals reported lower nurse vacancy and turnover rates than the national average, according to a report from the Florida Hospital Association. -
Injectable HIV drug is highly effective, but cost concerns advocates
Clinical trials for the injectable HIV prevention drug lenacapavir have yielded significant results, with the drug proving 89% more effective than daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, NBC News reported Sept. 13.
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How 25 health systems' labor costs are trending
The hospital workforce is critical to the care process and is most often the largest expense on a hospital or health system's balance sheet. Even before the pandemic, labor expenses — which include costs associated with recruitment and retention, employee benefits and incentives — accounted for more than 50 percent of hospitals' total expenses, according to the American Hospital Association. -
UNOS faces House scrutiny: 9 things to know
At the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Sept. 11, Rep. Morgan Griffith, chair of the subcommittee, called the United Network for Organ Sharing's 38-year operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network a "monopoly." -
CommonSpirit makes 22 executive moves in 2024
CommonSpirit Health, a Chicago-based system with more than 2,200 care sites in 24 states, has made several executive changes at the market and regional levels and within its hospitals this year. -
New York system promotes CNO
Oswego (N.Y.) Health has promoted Kathryn Pagliaroli, BSN, RN, to serve as chief operating officer.
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6 ways physician leaders can curb busywork
An overinterpretation of state and federal regulations often creates unnecessary work for physicians, according to the American Medical Association. -
19 hospital closures in 2024
Many hospitals and emergency departments have been forced to close in 2024 due to circumstances like high costs and shifts in care needs. -
FDA warns of liver injury tied to hot flash drug
The FDA issued a warning regarding the potential risk of a rare but serious liver injury associated with the drug Veozah, a medication approved in May 2023 to treat moderate to severe hot flashes. -
The ongoing Steward financial saga: 63 things to know
Over the last few months, Dallas-based Steward Health Care has been subject to increased scrutiny regarding the health system's troubled finances and the status of its more than 30 hospitals across eight states. -
142 CFO moves in 2024
The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year: -
5 for-profit hospital deals yet to close
From Community Health Systems looking to exit Pennsylvania, to HCA seeking to acquire a New Hampshire health system, here are five deals involving publicly traded for-profit health systems that have yet to close: -
Wegovy beats rival drug in comparative weight loss trial
For nearly 3,400 patients with obesity, the average weight loss achieved with semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic) was more than twice that achieved with liraglutide (Saxenda and Victoza). -
MaineHealth subsidiary to close rehab facility, transfer services
Portland, Maine-based Saint Joseph's Rehabilitation and Residence, a post-acute facility and subsidiary of Portland-based MaineHealth Maine Medical Center, will close Sept. 20 to create a path for an updated facility to offer stronger long-term care amenities. -
Top 10 radiology programs: US News
Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University topped U.S. News & World Report's 2024 list of the best universities for radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging in the U.S.
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