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Advocate Health posts $2.2 billion net income in 2023
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health posted an operating income of $606.6 million in 2023, according to its April 23 financial report.
25 most expensive hospital drugs
Keytruda (pembrolizumab) was nonfederal hospitals’ costliest drug expense in 2023, according to research published April 24 in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.
California health system clinics temporarily closed due to fire
Truckee, Calif.-based Tahoe Forest Health System clinics in Tahoe City, Calif., were forced to temporarily close on April 22 after the building suffered damage from a small fire.
AdventHealth plans $220M Florida hospital expansion
AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Fla.), part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, is planning a $220 million expansion.
Massachusetts community hospital COO to retire after 38 years
Tina Griffin, DPN, RN, is retiring as COO and vice president of patient care services of Athol (Mass.) Hospital, part of Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Healthcare..
25 most popular drugs in healthcare
More than $38 billion was spent in the U.S. on Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) in 2023 — a 100% uptick from 2022 expenditure data, according to research published April 24 in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.
MercyOne ends gynecologic oncology surgery services
Clive, Iowa-based MercyOne is ending gynecologic oncology surgical services June 1, ABC affiliate KCCI reported April 23.
Walmart heir's medical school builds senior team for 2025 debut
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Ark., is continuing to appoint faculty and leaders as it prepares for the launch of its four-year medical degree program in 2025.
Nursing group issues 7 standards on safe staffing
Direct care nurses should be involved in all aspects of staffing, according to standards set forth in new guidance from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
Hospitals slam FTC's noncompete ban
The Federal Trade Commission on April 23 voted 3-2 to ban noncompete agreements in a move it estimates will save up to $194 billion in healthcare costs over the next decade.
