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California hospital unveils fetal cardiac clinic
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles opened its new fetal cardiac clinic.
The power of minute-by-minute coordination in operating OR’s: How one Ascension hospital is driving efficiency + revenue with coordination technology
The operating room is a key focus area for healthcare leaders looking to drive efficiency and cost savings across their organizations.
EMS care varies widely, 1st study of its kind finds
Forgoing the usual metrics for emergency medical services, researchers evaluated more than 9,000 EMS companies through 11 measures. They found large discrepancies in patient care.
Love can save healthcare from the brink. We have the data to prove it
Health policymakers and legislatures have been arguing about the optimal way to finance healthcare for more than two decades, if not longer. The 2010 landmark Affordable Care Act and debate about “Medicare for All” continue to delight some and infuriat…
Hartford HealthCare launches AI center
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is launching a center dedicated to artificial intelligence.
The 3-drug combination promising to treat the 2nd-most-common cancer in women
Nearly 40% of women with a notoriously difficult to treat, triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis had their cancer shrink or go away entirely with a new immunotherapy triple-drug treatment developed by researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medi…
Pediatric illness that declined during pandemic sees sudden uptick in California
Kawasaki disease, an acute febrile illness that affects children, declined by 50% during COVID-19, but physicians at San Diego, Calif.-based Rady Children’s Hospital have noticed a resurgence, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Feb. 13.
Health system CEOs head to Northwell for gun violence forum
Northwell Health is hosting its fifth annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum on Feb. 27, featuring healthcare, government, business and community leaders and former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Jefferson cuts 6-month operating loss: 5 things to know
Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University, owner of Jefferson Health, reported a $48.7 million loss in the first six months of fiscal year 2024, an improvement from the $83.4 million loss it experienced over the same period last year, according to…
PeaceHealth Oregon names chief exec
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has tapped Jim McGovern, MD, to serve as chief hospital executive of its Oregon network.
