Patients at Fort Worth, Texas-based JPS Health Network are facing lasting consequences from a network outage that stretched nearly two weeks, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. JPS Health Network operated under a “controlled network downtime” starting Aug. 3 after detecting…
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Pending regulatory approval, a Michigan university plans to revive a nursing school with the help of Trinity Health as a clinical partner. Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich., closed after the 2025-26 school year. Its three accredited nursing programs may…
National Nurses United will hold demonstrations against Palantir in eight U.S. cities on Aug. 27, calling on hospitals and elected officials to end contracts with the data analytics company. The protests, described by the union as its largest coordinated action…
Nine months after President Donald Trump announced a deal offering states discounted pricing on GLP-1 drugs for Medicaid patients, most states are declining to participate, according to an Aug. 22 Politico report. Only Indiana has publicly signed on, while 29…
Panama City, Fla.-based Ascension Sacred Heart Bay broke ground on its $11 million inpatient rehabilitation facility, WJHG reported Aug. 25. The 18-bed facility is being built on the fifth floor of the hospital’s South Tower and will open in May.…
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Adventist HealthCare, based in Gaithersburg, Md., seeks a vice president of revenue…
Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System made a strategic investment in PartsSource, deepening an existing partnership with the healthcare technology platform. PartsSource, headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, operates an enterprise platform that unifies parts sourcing, service contracts, asset intelligence and workforce capacity…
Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services has received conditional Oregon Health Authority approval for its proposed affiliation with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System. The systems must also receive approval from two additional state reviews before they can close the transaction, the…
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned four Iranian hackers accused of breaching U.S. healthcare institutions and other critical infrastructure targets. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Keyvan Fayyaz Ghareh Blagh, Saber Shahbazi Balujeh, Mohammad Reza Kadkhoda’i and Mojtaba…
The internal picture at San Diego-based Scripps Health is strong. Quality rankings place the system among the best in the country, its workforce is growing and new facilities are under development. Chris Van Gorder has spent 26 years as its…