Barbara Wadsworth, DNP, RN, has been appointed interim chief nursing officer of The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, effective Aug. 31. Dr. Wadsworth most recently served as COO of Radnor, Pa.-based Main Line Health and was senior vice…
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Seven hospitals have earned the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet designation seven times — the most of any hospitals in the country. The Magnet Recognition Program is the ANCC’s highest honor for nursing excellence. A designation is valid for four…
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Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health’s research arm, Avera Research Institute, is partnering with two South Dakota universities to establish a statewide research center backed by an $11.1 million National Institutes of Health award over five years. The South Dakota Center…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has named Mayil Dharmarajan its chief data and AI officer. Mr. Dharmarajan shared the appointment in a Sept. 21 LinkedIn post, saying he is joining the health system as it works to transform healthcare. “I’m…
The FDA has flagged six medical device recalls and corrections confirmed over the past two weeks, affecting convenience kits, ventilators, sodium chloride flushes, nitric oxide delivery systems, esophageal monitoring capsules and epidural kits. Here are six recalls to know:
Like many rural community hospitals, St. Mary’s Healthcare faced challenges to its sustainability, including financial pressures, workforce shortages, and regulatory demands. While consolidation or significant cuts can seem like the only options to struggling hospitals, St. Mary’s chose a different…
A coalition of five Medicaid beneficiaries, six physician and health organizations and the city of Columbus, Ohio, sued HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, and their agencies Sept. 18, arguing CMS’ interim final rule on…