A team at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center performed its first pediatric heart transplant March 28. It was also the first pediatric heart transplant to be performed on Long Island, according to an April 1…
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Among all U.S. hospitals, only 29 had better heart failure mortality rates and lower payments for heart failure care compared to national averages between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19. CMS reports…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s rating was upgraded to “BB-” from “B+” by Fitch. The upgrade reflects an improving competitive position, with its ambulatory care segment “durably delivering robust EBITDA growth” and recent divestitures funding significant debt reduction and enhancing liquidity, Fitch…
Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in March was $2,282.20, down 0.12% from February and down 2.89% from March 2024, according to data shared with Becker’s from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace. Here is the average weekly travel…
A noteworthy program at Lexington-based Kentucky Children’s Hospital has helped more than 800 patients with a somewhat overlooked factor of childhood cancer treatment: homework. The DanceBlue Hematology/Oncology Clinic provides school intervention specialists for pediatric patients through the hospital’s Providing Assistance…
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Hospital financial performance held steady in February, although hospitals saw a drop in patient demand and utilization, according to Strata. The firm collected data from 1,600 hospitals to measure financial and operational performance. Here are five observations from the report…
New York City-based Weill Cornell has established a cancer research collaborative to explore ways to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy through nutrition, metabolism and emerging therapeutics. The Weill Cancer Hub East will connect leaders from Weill Cornell Medicine, Princeton (N.J.)…
Karen Knudsen, PhD, has been appointed CEO of San Francisco-based Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Dr. Knudsen previously served as CEO for both the American Cancer Society and ACS Cancer Action Network, according to a March 31 news release from…
New York City-based The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has established a new research center focused on using AI to accelerate drug development. The AI Small Molecule Drug Discovery Center will integrate AI with traditional drug discovery methods…
Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center broke ground on a new facility in Sugar Land, Texas, set to be the system’s largest location yet. Services at the new facility will include ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging, radiation oncology and…