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As health systems tinker with various virtual nursing models, cases for and against on-site programs are emerging.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has decreased wait times and left before being seen rates by implementing "vertical bays" in some of its emergency departments. 

A series of recalls from India-based company Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has raised concerns about the safety of drugs manufactured overseas and the FDA's role in ensuring public safety, ProPublica reported Dec. 12. 

Chino (Calif.) Valley Medical Center evacuated four patients from its intensive care unit Dec. 8 after a fire broke out on the 112-bed hospital campus, according to The Mercury News.

The Association of Science & Technology Centers (ASTC) reports that there are over 400 Science Museums across the World that are actively involved in progressing healthcare in some manner. 

As healthcare rapidly changes and CEOs seek to uncover the right strategy they should heed the message from Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”.

Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their plans on improving patient care in the near future.

In recent years, remarkable progress has been made advancing child health, especially in areas such as genomics and congenital heart disease.

How do the latest advances in technology actually improve your health and well-being?

Hospitals continue to see high labor and supply expenses, and margins are dipping as they embark on new capital projects, according to Kaufman Hall's National Hospital Flash Report, released Nov. 12.