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Healthcare workers at Santa Clara County (Calif.) hospitals and public health labs held a three-day strike March 24-27 as they…
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Healthcare workers at Santa Clara County (Calif.) hospitals and public health labs held a three-day strike March 24-27 as they seek a new labor contract, union and county spokespeople confirmed to Becker’s. The strike involved nearly 200 members of Engineers…
Marissa Kiefer has been named president of UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s and UH MacDonald Women’s hospitals, both in Cleveland, effective June 1. Ms. Kiefer serves as senior vice president and CEO of Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, according…
Honolulu-based Hawaii Health Systems Corp.’s West Hawaii Region has rebranded with new logos for its hospitals, Big Island Now reported. The new logos for the West Hawaii Region, Kohala Hospital and Kona Community Hospital represent Polynesian culture, featuring triangles that…
On March 25, a jury handed down a $48 million verdict against St. Louis-based Mercy Hospital, Mercy Clinic and an obstetrician, siding with the family of a child left with brain damage after his birth at the hospital. The case…
One health system and one hospital made the list of the 50 companies with the happiest employees, GOBankingRates reported. Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health came in 29th in the rankings, while Atlanta-based Northside Hospital was No. 46, according to…
Stefanie Gefroh, MD, has been appointed president of Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health’s west market. Dr. Gefroh has served in the role on an interim basis since August, according to a March 27 Essentia Health news release. The west market includes…
Gena Speer, MSN, RN, has been named CEO of Stephens Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge, Texas, as the hospital works toward obtaining critical access hospital designation. Ms. Speer, who previously served as the hospital’s chief nursing officer, was appointed to the…
Rounding is a core part of the culture at West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health — and a key driver behind its real-time approach to improving the patient experience. In 2023, the health system rolled out a nurse leader rounding initiative…
Physician empathy is associated with greater patient satisfaction and outcomes, researchers found, according to a column published March 26 in the American Osteopathic Association’s magazine, The DO. John Licciardone, DO, and Yen Tran, established the Pain Registry for Epidemiological, Clinical…
Twenty-two percent fewer physicians are considering leaving medicine in 2025 compared to November 2023, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Boston-based healthcare technology company Athenahealth, probed the opinions of 750 primary care physicians…