As the nation faces a critical nursing shortage, rural hospitals are often hit hardest. But at Bingham Memorial, Chief Nursing Officer Holly Davis, MBA, BSA, RN, is flipping the script. In this episode, she shares how her team is using…
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South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System has named leaders to new roles ahead of its planned acquisition of Ascension Michigan’s southwest region. Carl Risk, president of Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital, will become president of Borgess Hospital and integration executive for…
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Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has partnered with Civica Rx in an effort to reduce the impact of drug shortages on patient care. The partnership will provide Avera Health with more stable access to essential generic sterile injectable medications, many…
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David McSwain, MD, CMIO of Chapel Hill-based UNC Health, had a tough decision to make: which ambient AI technology should he implement across the system’s 7,000 physicians practicing across the state of North Carolina? The answer came at the end…
Joseph Cacchione, MD, has signed a five-year contract extension to remain CEO of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health through 2029. Jefferson’s board unanimously approved the extension, according to a May 28 health system news release. His previous contract was set to expire…
CMS is investigating an unspecified number of hospitals nationwide that offer gender-confirming care to children, the agency said May 28. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, sent a letter to “select hospitals” May 28, outlining concerns regarding quality standards and profits…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is turning to artificial intelligence to help fix one of its long-standing problems: incomplete tracking of high-cost surgical supplies. The health system has rolled out AssistIQ, an AI-powered computer vision platform at North Shore…
Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh are seeking a union election, in what SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania calls the largest nurse organizing effort in Pennsylvania in at least a decade. The union filed a request for an election with the…