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Inmate patient takes officer's gun, escapes Ohio hospital
A Montgomery County, Ohio, inmate seized a sheriff deputy’s firearm while receiving treatment at Kettering Health Dayton (Ohio) and fled the hospital on Jan. 26.
'Go back to your mission': City of Hope nursing leader on improving turnover rates
With the national nursing turnover rate hitting 22.5% in 2023, Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope is working hard to create an environment and culture that ensures nursing support.
Health system CEOs deploy disruptive care models to thrive
Health systems learned how to adapt quickly and embrace change over the last few years to care for patients during the pandemic, and overcome financial challenges that followed. Now, CEOs want to upend the status quo to stay relevant.
Advertised signing bonuses for 13 healthcare jobs
Job search engine Adzuna released new research Jan. 25 showing that nursing and healthcare lead in signing bonuses, with nearly 18% of job postings in the sector advertising them.
Inside Jackson Memorial's $300M ED expansion: 'We have to engage every stakeholder'
A major expansion project that will more than triple the size of the emergency department at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami is underway. The full project isn’t slated to wrap until early 2027, but leaders aren’t waiting to make improvements t…
FDA clears Dupixent to treat esophageal condition in kids under 12
The FDA has given the green light to Sanofi’s drug Dupixent to be used as treatment in pediatric patients with chronic eosinophilic esophagitis, the pharmaceutical company announced Jan. 25.
Should health systems ditch the data center?
Data centers can be costly, requiring healthcare organizations to allocate funds toward investments in servers, routers, switches and various other infrastructure elements to sustain them, making CIOs want to get out of the business.
73 patients sue California physician, hospital for assault
A California physician and Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach are facing a civil lawsuit from 73 former patients who allege they were sexual abused, NBC affiliate KNBC reported Jan. 25.
Hospital name sparks controversy
A new St. Louis-based hospital is sparking controversy after bearing the name of a prominent St. Louis lawyer and equal rights advocate, NBC affiliate KSD reported Jan. 25.
Mercy Hospital Southeast taps former Intermountain leader as chief medical officer
Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has selected a former Intermountain Health executive to become its new chief medical officer, the health system announced Jan. 25.
