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Cyberattack disrupts Pennsylvania health system
Montrose, Pa.-based Endless Mountains Health Systems is dealing with a cyberattack that has disrupted its operations.
Struggling Ohio hospital delays payroll
East Ohio Regional Hospital, a 140-bed facility in Martins Ferry, has notified employees that their pay would be delayed, The Intelligencer reported March 8.
Shuttered Missouri hospital might not reopen as state deadline nears
St. Louis-based Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital is close to missing a state deadline to reopen after the hospital temporarily closed in December when its license was suspended due to a blood supply shortage.
Children's hospitals launch national 'Safety Watch'
The Children’s Hospital Association’s Child Health Patient Safety Organization has developed a new “Safety Watch” initiative to help pediatric clinicians identify healthcare risks and prevent harm.
UVA Health board member resigns 1 week after CEO
Thomas Scully resigned from the UVA Health System board March 6 in protest of the University of Virginia’s treatment of former CEO K. Craig Kent, MD, The Daily Progress reported March 10.
Why Epic is building AI agents into its EHR
Epic is developing AI agents that can autonomously perform tasks that used to require humans.
Novo Nordisk drug yields 15.7% weight loss in phase 3 trial
An experimental obesity drug from Novo Nordisk resulted in 15.7% weight loss after 68 weeks of treatment — falling short of the company’s expectations of 25% weight loss.
Prospect's Crozer Health averts closure — for now
A deal has been reached to keep Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health open “for the immediate future” after its parent company, Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, shared plans to close Crozer’s two remaining hospitals in early March.
What CommonSpirit's CNO discovered on a break from nursing
Kathy Sanford, executive vice president and chief nursing officer of CommonSpirit Health, oversees a team of 45,000 nurses systemwide. Her leadership helped guide the health system’s clinical team through the pandemic and will be integral in the next p…
Fitch boosts Providence's outlook to stable after operating improvements
Fitch affirmed Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s “A” rating and revised its outlook to stable from negative.
