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At 2.3%, hospital margins eke toward pre-pandemic levels
Hospitals’ median calendar year-to-date operating margin index hit 2.3% in December, up from 2% in November and from 1.5% in October, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest “National Hospital Flash Report,” which is based on data from more than 1,300 hospi…
Generative AI startup taps 3 health system execs
A healthcare generative artificial intelligence startup has tapped three current and former health system executives as advisers.
Experimental pain relief drug clears phase 3 metrics
An experimental drug was produced clinically meaningful pain relief among surgical and non-surgical pain conditions, and the therapy could fill the gap between safe, low-efficacy medicines and opioid treatments, its manufacturer said Jan. 30.
AdventHealth hospital taps COO
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has named Jimmy Bolanos COO of AdventHealth South Overland Park (Kan.).
Michigan hospital construction site receives bomb threat
Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health received a bomb threat Jan. 25, targeting a new inpatient tower under construction, the institution confirmed to Becker’s Jan. 30.
Michigan Medicine makes specialty pharmacy a strategic focus
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have lessened, officials at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine, which includes University of Michigan Health and the university’s medical school, have been able to invest in innovative care, including expanding it…
New Jersey system names strategy lead
Englewood (N.J.) Health has named Liza Kind Cooper its vice president for strategy.
Appalachian system names hospital, regional CEOs
This week, Hazard, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare appointed two CEOs: one to oversee a region, one to oversee a hospital.
'We've got a lot of good retention': Keck Medicine of USC leaders discuss leadership programs, strategies
As many hospitals and health systems continue battling staffing shortages, high turnover rates and burnout, Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California is tackling these issues head-on.
California system taps specialty pharmacy partner
Sharp HealthCare, a seven-hospital system in San Diego, partnered with a specialty pharmacy solutions provider Jan. 30.
