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CHS posts $957M operating gain following hospital sales
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reported a $957 million in operating income (7.7% margin) in 2023, improving on the $821 million gain (6.7% margin) posted in 2022.
What's old is new again in the fight against cancer
Drugmakers are pouring billions of dollars toward the advancement of treatments that target cancer more precisely than mainstay treatments like radiation and chemotherapy.
Elon Musk says Neuralink patient can control computer mouse with mind
Elon Musk said the first patient who implanted a Neuralink chip into their brain now has the ability to control a computer mouse just by thinking, CNBC reported Feb. 20.
Nurses accuse Ascension of wage theft
Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), who are members of the Illinois Nurses Association, have filed a lawsuit on behalf of themselves and more than 90 of their co-workers who they say were not paid wages they earned for the extra shifts work…
Chuck Bogosta, exec behind UPMC's global reach, to step down
UPMC is placing new leaders at the top of its cancer and international divisions as longtime leader, Chuck Bogosta, plans to step down.
Henry Ford Health, Acadia tap CEO for new Michigan behavioral health hospital
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health and Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare have named Emily Sexton, MSN, RN, as CEO of West Bloomfield, Mich.-based Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital.
Why 1 health system is moving IT operations back in-house
Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth recently decided to move its IT operations back in-house in a bid to create one structure with “stronger synergies,” Patrick Murfee, vice president and chief technology officer of the organization, told Becker’s.
The unique perspectives of healthcare leaders under 40
Leaders of all backgrounds bring varying styles and perspectives to roles at hospitals and health systems. This includes the next generation of healthcare leaders, who bring their own approaches to the issues they focus on each day, including philanthr…
Massachusetts governor tells Steward to transfer its hospitals ASAP
As Massachusetts lawmakers continue to express their concerns over Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s financial troubles, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has written a new letter to the health system’s CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, pushing for finan…
States by NPs per capita: 2024
Tennessee has the most active nurse practitioners per capita of any state, while Hawaii has the fewest for the second year in a row, according to a ranking from KFF.
