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Mass General physician discloses pig kidney transplant patient's cause of death
Richard Slayman, the first person in the world to receive a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, died from an “unexpected cardiac event,” his transplant surgeon said Nov. 13, according to The Boston Globe.
IU Health consolidates regions, eliminates some leadership roles
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health is implementing a new operating model, consolidating from six regions to four, which will see a “small number” of mostly nonclinical leadership roles eliminated, the health system said in a Nov. 15 news rele…
Ohio system partners with University Hospitals cancer center
Aultman Cancer Center in Canton, Ohio, and University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland have entered a new clinical collaboration.
WVU Medicine names hospital administrator
Roger Rhodes, associate vice president of operations for South Charleston, W.Va-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, has taken on an expanded role.
Allina's operating income up 240% in Q3
Minneapolis-based Allina Health reported a $154.4 million operating income (9.6% operating margin) in the third quarter of 2024, a substantial increase from the $109.9 million operating loss (-8.8% margin) posted over the same period last year, accordi…
Connecticut OKs Trinity Health hospital to close labor and delivery center: 8 things to know
Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy has reached an agreement with Stafford, Conn.-based Johnson Memorial Hospital, part of Hartford, Conn.-based Trinity Health of New England, to allow the hospital to terminate labor and delivery services.
EHR vendors step up interoperability efforts
Epic, Meditech, and Oracle Health are advancing interoperability efforts, driving improved data sharing and connectivity in healthcare.
Trust in scientists improves, still below pre-COVID levels
Confidence in scientists has slightly increased among Americans since 2023, but it remains lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in October.
GAO: HHS falls short on healthcare cybersecurity
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said HHS “continues to have challenges” as the lead agency for healthcare cybersecurity.
Texas health system wrestles with IT outage: 6 updates
Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians continue to deal with an IT outage that started in late September.
