Select Medical, which operates more than 100 critical illness recovery hospitals in the U.S., plans to close its hospital in Meridian, Miss., by March 13. In an online statement, Regency Hospital-Meridian said it is no longer accepting new admissions and…
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Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health researchers have developed a promising novel vaccine to treat Clostridioides difficile infections. Previous vaccine strategies targeted the bacterium’s primary toxins, according to a Feb. 18 system news release. Though this strategy protected against severe infection, it…
Tucson (Ariz.) Rehabilitation Hospital named Peter Lux, MD, medical director. In his role, Dr. Lux will oversee the physical medicine and rehabilitation services, according to a Feb. 17 hospital news release. Dr. Lux most recently served as lead physiatrist at…
The FDA plans to drop its long-standing requirement that drugmakers conduct two rigorous studies to secure approval for new drugs and is also pushing to expand over-the-counter access to medications. Going forward, the FDA’s “default position” will be to require…
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is expanding its infectious disease care capacity thanks to a grant. The $500,000 grant, awarded by the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center, will be used to build the hospital’s capacities as…
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System recorded an operating income of $2.9 million (0.2% operating margin) in the first half of fiscal 2026, up from an operating loss of $6.1 million (-0.4% margin) during the same period last year, according…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems saw an operating income of $450 million (14.5% margin) in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025, up from a $279 million operating income (8.5% margin) in the same quarter last year. CHS reported a…
Survival rates of severely injured patients were correlated with EMS clinicians’ volume, not years of experience, in a recent UPMC and University of Pittsburgh study. The study, published Feb. 18 in JAMA Surgery, used data from the City of Pittsburgh’s…
As Rush University Medical Center’s new chief nursing officer, Deana Sievert, DNP, RN, is zeroing in on a challenge that many growing health systems face: how to unify nursing practice across an expanding enterprise without sacrificing clarity, efficiency or quality.…
Scott Hawig joined St. Louis-based BJC Health as its executive vice president and CFO in September 2025. Five months into his new role, Mr. Hawig is focused on one central issue plaguing healthcare: access. “We have overwhelming demand for our…