The pressure to adopt AI does not wait for an org chart. Many hospitals and health systems have no data science group and no dedicated AI team, yet they are deploying the same ambient documentation, automation and clinical tools as…
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There is a fracturing public health response to the hantavirus outbreak that was first detected aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius in April. The Hondius departed Argentina April 1 and was sailing north on a 33-day journey when passengers…
From supporting the construction of new hospitals to helping fund a new medical school, here is how seven health systems are using recently received gifts: 1. Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received $50 million from the Yawkey Foundation to support the…
Nearly 900 registered nurses at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Wis., voted June 11 to unionize. Three things to know: 1. The 89% approval vote allows the nurses to join SEIU Wisconsin, the state’s largest healthcare union, according…
Among nearly 98,000 older adults needing surgery, some were nearly twice as likely to undergo a delirium screening depending on the hospital where they received care, according to a study published June 10. Hospitals with the American College of Surgeons…
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University selected Amy Shlossman to serve as executive vice president and CEO, effective Aug. 31. Ms. Shlossman joins OHSU from Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health, where she has served as senior vice president since 2023, according to…
George Helmy has been promoted to chief corporate affairs officer at West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health. Mr. Helmy most recently served as executive vice president and chief external affairs and policy officer, according to his LinkedIn profile. He returned to…
California’s new nurse-to-patient staffing ratios at acute, freestanding psychiatric hospitals took effect June 1, and in the early days of implementation, 65 beds — roughly half of them youth beds — across four counties were closing in the state. Facilities struggled to…
Joe Tallon, CFO of Salina (Kan.) Regional Health Center, will retire in July, according to a June 12 LinkedIn post. Mr. Tallon will be succeeded by Dianna White, who will begin her new role in August. Ms. White currently serves…
Twenty-seven health systems and hospitals were recognized by Practice Greenhealth for environmental excellence in 2026. Practice Greenhealth’s Environmental Excellence Awards are the nation’s top program for environmental performance in the healthcare sector. The program was launched in 2002 and recognizes…