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4 New Jersey hospitals aim to combine under MSO
Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health, a three-hospital system, and Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus, N.J., plan to affiliate under a management services organization known as Hudson Health System.
5 health systems with boosted outlooks
Here are five health systems that had their outlooks upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service since Sept. 26:
Baxter aims to import 18K tons of product: 6 IV shortage updates
Baxter International is responding to critical IV supply shortages affecting patients after Hurricane Helene disrupted its North Cove manufacturing facility, which produces 60% of the U.S. IV fluid market’s supply.
Maine system to outsource 500 jobs: 4 notes
Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Health is outsourcing 500 housekeeping and cafeteria jobs to Compass One Healthcare, effective Jan. 1, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s on Oct. 20.
4 statistics on hospital management-level pay
Hospital and health system leadership pay increased over the last year, with system- and hospital-level base salaries up in 2024, according to a recent SullivanCotter report.
AHA pushes for hospital-at-home changes
The American Hospital Association wants Congress to expand hospital-at-home care and enact reforms on telehealth.
Shame in healthcare: 4 notes
Healthcare workers are primed to feel inadequate about their mistakes, their own mental or physical illness or their lack of ability to heal some patients, according to a perspective essay published Oct. 19 in The Lancet.
CHOP to borrow $750M for new facilities: 5 notes
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is taking on additional debt to pay for a new patient tower and research building, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The 10 safest states
Vermont is the safest state in the U.S., according to research conducted by WalletHub.
7 days of antibiotics as effective as 14 for blood infections: Study
A seven-day antibiotic course for patients with bloodstream infections was as effective as a 14-day course, and it had a lower mortality rate, a recent study found.
