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Long nails can contribute to infection outbreaks
Artificial or natural nails that extend more than one-fourth of an inch beyond the fingertip can harbor more pathogens than short nails, leading to more outbreaks, according to a Feb. 8 article published on Nurse.org.
Norton taps leaders for 9th hospital opening in November
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare has appointed seven leaders for Norton West Louisville Hospital, which is expected to open in November.
Montana critical access hospital taps CFO
Libby, Mont.-based Cabinet Peaks Medical Center has named Julie Leonard CFO.
Feds warn of new ransomware gang targeting healthcare
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center is warning about a ransomware gang, Akira, that is posing a new threat to the healthcare industry.
'Best in KLAS' software and services vendors for healthcare
On Feb. 7, KLAS Research named the top companies for their software and services designed for healthcare.
Wisconsin medical center doubles labor and delivery beds amid area hospital closures
Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System is more than doubling the labor and delivery beds at its Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire (Wis.) to aid community needs amid recent hospital closures.
11 hospitals closing departments or ending services
A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.
'We need to disrupt ourselves': Tampa General's CEO is all in on hospital-at-home expansion bill
Hospital at home programs cover only acute care patients, but that could change with a new bill introduced in the Senate.
Billings Clinic parts ways with anesthesiology group
Billings (Mont.) Clinic’s contract with Billings Anesthesiology expired Feb. 9, with the health system aiming to create its own fully staffed anesthesiology department, according to Montana’s News Leader.
Cleveland Clinic joins AI consortium
Cleveland Clinic is joining the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium.
