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New York neurosurgeon group joins Northwell Health
Bay Shore, N.Y.-based NeuroCare Long Island, a four-person neurosurgeon group, is now part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and will perform surgeries at Bay Shore-based South Shore University Hospital.
$80M hospital expansion breaks ground following Salesforce CEO's donation
Hilo (Hawaii) Benioff Medical Center broke ground April 10 on an $80 million expansion project.
Physicians accuse Legacy Health of unilaterally reducing shifts
The Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, a physician and advanced practice provider union represented by the American Federation of Teachers and staffed by the Oregon Nurses Association, is accusing Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health of red…
The 8 a.m. meeting debate: 5 health systems weigh in
Flexibility is currency in today’s talent market. As companies lean into work-life balance, pre-pandemic meeting practices have been called into question.
New York health system president to step down
Jill Owens, MD, will step down as president of Olean, N.Y.-based Upper Allegheny Health System to return to private medical practice, The Bradford Era reports.
Medtronic device recalled after Lifespan hospital reports infection cluster
Providence-based Rhode Island Hospital saw an increase in external ventricular drain infections after switching to a Medtronic device that has since been recalled, the CDC said April 11.
Mississippi hospitals expected to net $708M annually with CMS plan approval
Mississippi hospitals are projected to see an increase of more than $700 million in annual funds after CMS approved the second component of the state’s Medicaid reimbursement plan.
UC Davis Health texts patients for at-home colon cancer screening
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has introduced a digital health platform that texts patients to set up at-home colon cancer screenings.
Bernie Sanders proposes $10B long COVID moonshot
Sen. Bernie Sanders on April 9 released a draft proposal for legislation that calls for $10 billion in mandatory funding over the next 10 years to address long COVID-19, which affects millions of Americans.
Healthcare is exiting 'point solution land'
The patient experience is a differentiator for health system aiming with the reputation for easy and accessible care. Forward-looking systems are developing technologies and partnering with companies to realize a more consumer-centric vision of care de…
