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Florida hospital embarks on nation's largest ED expansion
Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami broke ground on a $300 million project that, when complete, will expand its emergency department by four times its current size, according to CBS News Miami.
Nurse's lawsuit alleges Legacy Health fired him for raising violence, safety concerns
A former lead emergency room nurse at Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center filed a whistleblower lawsuit Jan. 8, accusing the hospital of firing him after repeatedly raising concerns about workplace safety.
NYU Langone operating profit grows 11% to $686M
New York City-based NYU Langone reported $686.2 million in operating income for the year ended Aug. 31, an 11% increase from the $619.2 million it reported in the previous year, according to financial documents published Jan. 23.
Geisinger names market CFO
Carla Chandler has been named vice president and market CFO for Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, according to a post on her LinkedIn page.
City of Hope cancer center taps chief clinical officer
The City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta named radiation oncologist Kristin Higgins, MD, chief clinical officer.
There is power in transparency: UNC Health leader on preventing physician exits
Physician shortages and burnout are topics that many health leaders have become all too familiar with, especially in the last few years following the COVID-19 pandemic.
'We must move now': Virginia system plans to buy Covenant hospital
The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington on Jan. 23 submitted a certificate-of-need application to the Green Mountain Care Board, seeking approval to buy the Fanny Allen campus for $17.3 million.
SUNY Downstate responds to potential closure criticism
Hospital leaders are responding to criticism after the state of New York announced plans to either drastically shrink or potentially close the University Hospital at Downstate in New York City’s Brooklyn borough due to factors like low patient volumes,…
Cleveland Clinic confiscated 30K weapons last year
In 2023, Cleveland Clinic saw a record 14 million patients — and took 30,000 weapons from those patients and their visitors.
Wisconsin hospital closures jolt local officials
A plan to close two hospitals and numerous clinic locations affecting more than 1,000 jobs in Wisconsin has caught local officials by surprise.
