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Hospitals have strong financial start despite expense growth
Hospital margins jumped 3.8 percentage points in January over 2023, a promising start to the year, according to data from Syntellis, part of Strata.
46 healthcare jobs, ranked
Advanced practice registered nurses have the best healthcare job, according to one new analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics and census data.
UNC Health Johnston pushes more than $100M in expansion projects
Smithfield, N.C.-based UNC Health Johnston has filed two certificate-of-need applications through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services that would cost more than $100 million and add 24 beds to its Clayton and Smithfield campuses.
Hospitals' overlooked performance metric
Many nonprofit hospitals and health systems issue tax-exempt debt to raise capital, putting pressure on them to operate like their for-profit counterparts, most of which also issue debt to a similar pool of potential buyers, according to a Feb. 23 repo…
New Jersey hospital ending maternity care, relocating services
Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health is closing the midwifery program at its Inspira Medical Center Elmer (N.J.) location in mid- to late April after assessing its maternity care’s current landscape and internal operations.
Why healthcare lags on AI, per Amazon
Healthcare lags behind other industries in its adoption of artificial intelligence, largely because it lacks training capacity, according to a study commissioned by Amazon Web Services.
Hackensack Meridian hospital to pour $45M into cardiovascular suite expansion
Neptune City, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center is investing $45 million to expand its cardiovascular suite, BNN Breaking reported Feb. 26.
Where 10 top-rated heart centers stand financially: Moody's
Most hospitals and systems with strong heart programs were rated in the “A” range by Moody’s.
'A smelly Willy Wonka': Medical supply industry seeks waste solutions
With the healthcare industry accounting for 8% of the nation’s carbon footprint, some medical device companies are absorbed in waste-reducing initiatives — but hurdles await, The New York Times reported Feb. 26.
WHO backs trivalent flu vaccine
The World Health Organization recommends the Northern Hemisphere’s 2024-25 flu vaccines be trivalent.
