Missoula, Mont.-based Providence St. Patrick Hospital has shared plans to close its family maternity center due to “the current and anticipated challenges facing the healthcare industry,” a Providence spokesperson said in a June 4 statement shared with Becker’s. The hospital,…
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Stony Brook (N.Y.) Medicine has appointed Rabih Chaer, MD, as chief of vascular and endovascular surgery, and as an associate professor of surgery. Dr. Chaer previously served as division chief of vascular surgery and co-director of the Heart and Vascular…
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As hospital capacity remains elevated after the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems are seeking to standardize clinical care across their footprints to reduce variation and facilitate smoother patient flow. These standardization efforts are gaining momentum in care pathways, safety huddles, admission…
A federal appeals court ruled June 4 that Tata Consultancy Services must pay interest on a $140 million punitive damages award to Epic dating back to the original 2017 judgment. Here are five things to know:
In this episode, Laura Dyrda, Editor-in-Chief at Becker’s Healthcare, joins Scott Becker to explore key trends in healthcare, including major innovation initiatives from Mayo Clinic and Emory Healthcare, along with a notable rise in CEO turnover and what it means…
The healthcare staffing crisis is over — from the perspective that “this is the new normal,” according to Lisa Abbott, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Boston Children’s Hospital. “We’ve got to figure out mechanisms to function…
Amy Wimpey Knight has been appointed chief administrative officer of Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System. Ms. Knight most recently served as president of the Children’s Hospital Association, according to a May 6 health system news release. She…
Eighteen months ago, an Atrium hospital in High Point, N.C., had thousands of hours in emergency department boarding. By implementing multiple strategies, the hospital has significantly reduced this burden, according to Paula Correa, DNP, RN. Dr. Correa, chief nursing officer…
A new FDA artificial intelligence tool designed to streamline medical device reviews is faltering in its early rollout stages, raising concerns for agency staff and ethics experts about its performance, NBC News reported June 3. Here are four notes: