Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Is healthcare prepared for cyberattacks?

    Are hospitals and health systems truly prepared for cybersecurity attacks?
  2. Google doubles down on health AI

    Google is updating and launching new healthcare AI models ranging from those that can examine medical images to a personal health coaching large language model. 
  3. Iowa nurse pleads not guilty to overdosing patients

    An Iowa hospital nurse is charged with allegedly overdosing patients with medications, the Iowa Capitol Dispatch reported March 18.

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  1. NYC Health + Hospitals unveils 'Nurses4NYC' recruitment campaign

    NYC Health + Hospitals on March 19 launched "Nurses4NYC" — a major recruitment effort that aims to fill positions across three of its hospitals.
  2. States with the highest, lowest job resignation rates

    Delaware, Alaska and South Carolina have the highest job resignation rates in the U.S., according to WalletHub's 2024 ranking published March 19. Massachusetts, New York and Michigan have the lowest.
  3. Bon Secours Mercy Health CFO retiring, successor named

    Debbie Bloomfield, PhD, has shared plans to retire as CFO of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health at the end of 2024 after more than three decades with the health system. 
  4. 13 recent hospital, health system COO moves

    The following hospital and health system COO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's since Dec. 14:

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  1. CEOs' outlook getting rosier

    CEOs are feeling significantly more optimistic about the future of the global economy.
  2. Hartford HealthCare taps regional president from BJC

    Gina Calder is the new president of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare's Central region. 
  3. The specialty that may see patient loads fall

    By 2045, the patient load per physician for gynecologic oncologists is estimated to fall 30%, MedPage Today reported March 18.
  4. BJC, SSM enter joint laundry venture

    BJC HealthCare and SSM Health, both based in St. Louis, have formed a new joint venture to build and operate a laundry facility. 

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  1. Mercy partners with hospital to expand pediatric care, ends plans with CoxHealth

    Springfield, Mo.-based Mercy Hospital, part of St. Louis-based Mercy health system, has partnered with Children's Mercy Kansas City (Mo.) to bring pediatric care services to Springfield.
  2. Deaconess, Memorial hospital acquire shuttered Indiana hospital

    Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health and Jasper, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center have acquired the former Huntingburg, Ind.-based St. Joseph's Hospital property.
  3. The 'medical professionalism' conundrum

    A murky definition of "professionalism" in healthcare confounds medical students, who are realizing the term is in the eye of the beholder, The New York Times reported March 19. 
  4. Former HCA patient experience leader becomes CNO of Collette Health

    After leading patient experience efforts at multiple health systems, Christine Gall, DrPH, BSN, is now chief nursing officer of Collette Health, a virtual patient observation technology company. 
  5. NewYork-Presbyterian to add 1,300 accessibility enhancements

    By the end of 2028, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City plans to incorporate more than 1,300 accessibility enhancements to better accommodate patients with disabilities. 
  6. New York system appoints chief medical officer

    Middletown, N.Y.-based Garnet Health has promoted Pamela Murphy, MD, to the new position of chief medical officer. 
  7. McLaren plans $40M ambulatory campus with freestanding ED

    Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care plans to expand further into Lansing through the development of a 33,680-square-foot ambulatory campus that will be anchored by a freestanding emergency department.
  8. How Providence measures AI ROI

    Renton, Wash.-based Providence has developed several AI tools and is seeing efficiency gains across its organization, BJ Moore, CIO of the health system, told Becker's. 
  9. Researchers issue call to action on drug-resistant fungi

    A team of researchers at Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is urging the medical community to prioritize enhanced awareness and education on drug-resistant fungi as the number of global fungal infections grows. 

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