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Marshfield Clinic opening Wisconsin urgent care services amid HSHS closures
Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based Marshfield Clinic Lake Hallie Center, part of Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, is opening urgent care services in the coming months to help with the anticipated increase of patients needing emergency and urgent service…
NYC bill calls for info sharing on off-label uses for weight loss drugs
New York City Councilwoman Julie Menin introduced a bill March 7 that would require the city’s Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to create and distribute materials about the possible negative health effects from prescribing and using presc…
Maryland system to build 400K-square-foot 'locker' for supplies
The largest health system in Maryland is constructing a logistics operations center to centralize its medical supply storage, The Baltimore Banner reported March 8.
Walmart Health taps former ChristianaCare exec to lead clinical operations
Walmart Health has named Ken Silverstein, MD, as vice president of clinical operations.
US measles cases tick up: 4 updates
Measles activity continues to rise in the U.S., with Illinois becoming the latest state to confirm infections this year, CDC data shows.
Colorado lawmakers aim to stave off Denver Health 'death spiral'
The Colorado Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee gave initial approval to give Denver Health a $5 million infusion for the second time in just over a year, but acknowledged the funds are not enough to solve the safety-net hospital’s long term challeng…
Yale Cancer Center appoints 1st chief of hematologic malignancies
Yale Cancer Center in New Haven, Conn., has appointed Amer Zeidan, MD, as its inaugural chief of the division of hematologic malignancies.
Massachusetts health system has 'strong interest' in buying Steward hospital
New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health has expressed interest in buying Fall River, Mass.-based Saint Anne’s Hospital, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care.
CEO of American College of Emergency Physicians to step down
Susan Sedory, CEO of The American College of Emergency Physicians, will step down in June 2025, the organization announced March 8. She has held the position since 2020.
'Significant financial disruption': AMA urges more from Change Healthcare restoration efforts
The American Medical Association said physician practices will face “significant financial disruptions” after Change Healthcare shared that certain key functionalities will not be tested or fixed until March 18.
