Hawaii hospitals are reporting a backlog of thousands of images needing to be interpreted by radiologists, Hawaii News Now reported April 18. The state is estimated to have a shortage of 10 radiologists in 2024. The shortage has led to…
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A recent study found that cancer-related hospitalizations increased 27.3% between 2008 and 2019, resulting in an increased total hospitalization cost of $20.9 billion. The study, published April 18 in Nature Scientific Reports, analyzed National Inpatient Sample data between 2008 and…
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has appointed Hope Rugo, MD, as division chief of breast medical oncology. She will also serve as director of the Women’s Cancers program, according to an April 16 news release from the health system. Dr.…
Overland Park, Kan.-based Menorah Medical Center has named Joseph Sereno CFO. Prior to his new role, Mr. Sereno served as vice president and CFO of San Antonio-based Santa Rosa Medical Center, according to an April 17 news release shared with…
Bob Carter, MD, PhD, took the helm as CEO of Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health in February. Also serving as the university’s senior vice president for health sciences, he now oversees the $6.3 billion academic health system, which…
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After making a $2.5 million investment in Cleveland-based University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute at the UH Portage Medical Center, which included establishing a catheterization lab and implementing preventive screening programs in 2016, the surrounding region saw a significant…
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians in Oregon earn the highest hourly mean wage after adjusting for the state’s cost of living index, according to data published April 2 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national annual mean wage for cardiovascular…
Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health has opened a new heart failure clinic at the Baptist Health La Grange (Ky.) Ambulatory Care Center. The clinic, which began seeing patients this month, provides comprehensive heart failure care and access to an in-office pharmacy,…
The total costs to care for adult patients with heart failure will increase to $142 billion annually by 2050, according to a scientific statement published April 16 by the American Heart Association in Circulation. The new statement highlights the need…
One in four patients who present with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels have no documented use of statin therapy, according to a study published April 16 in Epic Research. Here are four notes on the study: Read the full study…