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ED capacity issues nearing boiling point
Over the past months, health systems in numerous states have faced growing capacity challenges. That includes Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, which saw the highest level of patients boarded in the emergency department in its 200-year histo…
Mayo steps up to plug care gaps as HSHS exits Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic is striving to help close a significant gap in patient care in Western Wisconsin, where two hospitals and almost 20 clinics are expected to close in the coming months.
Orthopedic group sues to keep Wisconsin hospitals open
A Wisconsin orthopedic practice is suing to keep two Hospital Sisters Health System-owned hospitals open at least three months past their planned closure date.
Fitch: Credit hit 'unlikely' from Lurie Children's cyberattack
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago likely won’t face an immediate hit to its credit rating from the cyberattack it has been dealing with since late January, according to Fitch Ratings.
AdventHealth hospital names chief medical officer
Byron Dixon, MD, has been named chief medical officer for AdventHealth Hendersonville (N.C.), the health system announced Feb. 1. He will step into the role March 4.
4 health systems settling improper billing allegations
Becker’s has reported on four health systems that have agreed to settle improper billing allegations since Jan. 5:
U of Minnesota to buy 1,700-bed hospital campus from Fairview
The University of Minnesota and its affiliated physicians are moving to purchase facilities that it has shared for six years with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services.
10 states with the most private equity-backed hospitals
Texas has the lion’s share of the 460 private equity-backed hospitals in the U.S., according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project’s Private Equity Hospital Tracker.
If FDA swipes common decongestant, supply issues expected
If the FDA removes the approval of phenylephrine, a common ingredient used in decongestants that research shows is ineffective, a new study says supply chain disruptions are likely.
California bill would enable community colleges to offer BSNs
Lawmakers in California have introduced a bill to create a pilot program that would allow up to 15 community colleges in the state to offer a Bachelor of Science in nursing — a measure meant to address limited capacity within nursing schools and …
