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Arizona hospital names COO

Steven Hankins has been appointed COO of Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tucson, Ariz.

ICE enforcement resumes at hospitals

The Department of Homeland Security has lifted restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, allowing enforcement actions, including arrests, to take place in previously protected “sensitive…

Michigan Medicine reaches deal with 3rd union

Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan, has reached labor contracts with three of its healthcare unions.

10 best, worst cities for STEM professionals

Austin, Texas, tops WalletHub’s 2025 ranking of the best cities for science, technology, engineering and math professionals.

Georgia system kicks off closed-hospital demolition plans

Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System is looking to begin demolition of its closed Atlanta Medical Center Campus by the end of March 2025, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported Jan. 22.

Maryland confronts nation's longest ED wait times

A few years ago, Maryland had the longest emergency department wait times in the U.S. Now, a state-appointed commission is exploring solutions for hospitals and health systems. 

Cincinnati Children's to open school health center

Cincinnati Children’s has partnered with New Richmond (Ohio) Schools to open a campus health center.

Big 3 PBM formularies favor private-label biosimilars

In 2025, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers are largely rejecting biosimilars from their formularies, with the exception of their own private-label medicines, Drug Channels reported Jan. 22. 

How Endeavor Health is avoiding 'pilotitis'

Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health is addressing a common challenge in healthcare innovation: overcoming “pilotitis.”

Revised oaths spark debate in medical schools

Medical schools are increasingly adopting modernized versions of the Hippocratic Oath to reflect current societal issues, sparking debate about their effect on medical ethics, Medscape reported Jan. 20.