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Relief fund created for healthcare workers displaced by tornadoes
The Nebraska Hospital Association established a relief fund to support hospital employees who were affected by tornadoes April 26.
Weight loss drugs and stomach paralysis: New findings
Delayed gastric emptying, also known as gastroparesis, is a more common side effect of GLP-1s than other diabetes and weight loss treatments, according to new research.
VCU Health hospital names chief nursing officer
VCU Health Tappahannock (Va.) Hospital has named L’Andrea McLaughlin, RN, DNP, chief nursing officer. She had been serving as CNO in an interim capacity since January.
McLeod Health names chief nursing officer of Myrtle Beach campus
Beth Hicks, RN, BSN, has been named chief nursing officer of McLeod Health Carolina Forest in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Where hospital pharmacists are most in demand
In anticipation of a national shortage of hospital pharmacists, job postings increased by more than 12% in the first three months of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023.
Hospital experts fret over potential bird flu outbreak
As it stands, federal health officials say the risk avian flu poses to public health is low. If that were to change, hospital leaders say they don’t feel any more prepared in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and they fear they would face a repeat of chal…
100 top influential leaders in health, per Time
Time released its inaugural TIME100 Health — a list recognizing the 100 most influential individuals in health.
2 forms of communication that have faded in the new age of medicine
Two forms of communication have been left by the wayside, leading to issues for patients and physicians alike, Keith Newby, MD, market director of community health improvement and engagement and cardiologist at Chesapeake, Va.-based Bon Secours Hampton…
Premier asks CMS to address unusual catheter spending
In a letter to CMS, Premier and 10 other organizations asked the agency to remove catheter expenditures from accountable care organization calculations because of unusual “Medicare spending outside their control.”
California hospital CFO retiring, successor named
Porterville, Calif.-based Sierra View Medical Center has named Craig McDonald its next vice president and CFO, Valley Voice reported May 2.
