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Bristol Health eliminates 60 positions
Despite Bristol (Conn.) Health’s financial improvements in fiscal year 2023, the health system has eliminated 60 positions in an effort to cut costs amid ongoing financial challenges faced across the healthcare industry.
Health department clears Tenet hospital amid 600+ staffing, safety reports
Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital has been cleared by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health after nurses filed more than 600 staffing and safety reports with state and federal agencies.
23 US areas hit hardest by inflation
Historic levels of inflation have driven up costs of medical supplies and providing care for hospitals across the U.S. more and more since 2021 when it jumped to a record 7%. A new analysis from WalletHub reveals the cities that have seen the sharpest …
Data breach affects more than 2,000 Texas hospital patients
Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center has been hit with a data breach that is affecting 2,094 patients, according to a data security breach report on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s website.
Indiana hospital to close behavioral health unit
Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., will close its inpatient behavioral health unit May 1 as it looks to put more resources into outpatient mental health services.
Trinity nurse exec to join University of Maryland Medical System
Peggy Norton-Rosko, DNP, RN, chief nurse executive, has been selected as the chief nurse executive for the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore, according to a March 12 announcement.
Lack of physician trust is 1 reason patients opt out of bariatric surgery
Around 40% of the U.S. adults experience obesity and 50% of patients in need of bariatric surgery will elect to forgo it. Some do so if they do not trust their physician, research from Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center found.
Former Centura CEO heads to Baystate
Peter Banko, former president of a three-state division within Chicago-based CommonSpirit and former CEO of its Centura Health joint venture, was selected as the new president and CEO of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health.
Mount Sinai creates public health department
Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine in New York City has established a Department of Public Health.
340B sees growth, remains small share of drug companies' revenue: Report
A new report from Healthsperien, prepared for the American Hospital Association, found that while the 340B program is still a minor portion of the drug industry revenue, its growth has provided significant benefits to a large number of underserved U.S….
