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Vehicle crashes into ED at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
A vehicle crashed through the doors of the emergency department in the early hours of Jan. 29 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s.
Texas Children's leads in pediatric organ transplants for 7th year
Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital has performed 100 more transplants than any other pediatric hospital in the U.S. in the last decade. And 2023 was the seventh consecutive year the hospital has led in organ transplants.
Should you reuse that N95 mask for your hospital shift?
A shortage of N95 masks in 2020 led the CDC to craft guidelines for healthcare workers who needed to reuse them for multiple shifts, but a new study, published Jan. 26 in JAMA, has found reuse of these masks can hurt their efficacy.
Ascension nurses in Illinois plan 3rd strike
Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), who are members of the Illinois Nurses Association, have called for their third strike in the last year.
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From an Illinois system settling antitrust allegations to a judge lowering the damages in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s civil case made famous by a documentary, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker’s has reported since Jan…
What Texas Children's CEO has learned in 35 years at the helm
Mark A. Wallace has served in a leadership role in Houston-area hospitals for more than four decades, giving him a front seat to healthcare’s evolution as well as changes in the state and at his organization.
Grady Memorial Hospital aiming for $46M project approval
Grady Memorial Hospital, part of Atlanta-based Grady Health System, is waiting on a certificate-of-need application response for a planned $46 million project that includes upgrades to its Walter L. Ingram Burn Center.
HCA taps CFO for 285-bed Missouri hospital
Independence, Mo.-based Centerpoint Medical Center, a 285-bed facility that is part of HCA Midwest Health, has appointed Zach Riggins CFO.
Shuttered Illinois hospital to reopen under OSF
An Illinois hospital that closed last winter will catch its second wind this spring.
Missouri system promotes supply chain leader
Lake Regional Health System appointed Robert Ambrose, the current director of dining services, as its supply chain director.
