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How an HCA subsidiary and Kaiser share medical data
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will place its physicians and staff at Denver’s HCA HealthONE Rose Medical Center and Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital starting in 2025, allowing Kaiser patients to receive care directly within these facilities.
PeaceHealth to build behavioral health hospital: 5 things to know
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has shared plans to construct a new inpatient behavioral health hospital in Lane County, Ore. in partnership with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.
Massachusetts pharmacist sentenced to 15 years for meningitis outbreak
Massachusetts pharmacist Glenn Chin was sentenced Oct. 11 in Michigan to 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a 2012 meningitis outbreak that led to 11 deaths in Michigan and dozens more across the country, The Washington Post reported Oc…
Louisiana hospital opens center addressing child abuse: 4 notes
Children’s Hospital New Orleans has opened a new center to address concerns of child abuse.
Leaders call for major change in how nursing is measured: 4 notes
A group of nursing leaders is calling for a significant shift in the way nursing is measured in acute and critical care hospitals to better capture the full scope of nurses’ work and its effect on patient outcomes.
Marburg outbreak tied to Rwanda hospital; US risk is low
As of Oct. 13, Rwanda has confirmed 61 cases of Marburg virus infections and 14 deaths from the rare hemorrhagic fever. On Oct. 14, the United States began screening travelers who were recently in Rwanda.
2023-24 flu shot coverage: How states stacked up
Massachusetts and the District of Columbia reported the highest flu vaccination rates among U.S. states last season, according to an analysis from KFF.
1st COVID wave infections tied to stroke, heart attack risks
People who had a confirmed case of COVID-19 during the pandemic’s first wave have twice the risk of heart attack, stroke and death compared to those who were never infected, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Quest Diagnostics completes OhioHealth lab assets purchase
Quest Diagnostics, a laboratory services business, has completed its purchase of select laboratory assets from Columbus-based OhioHealth.
FDA to reconsider decision barring sale of compounded Mounjaro: 5 things to know
The FDA has decided to reconsider its recent ban on the sale of compounded versions of tirzepatide, according to court documents obtained by Becker’s.
