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Luigi Mangione indicted on terror charges for murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione has been indicted by a New York grand jury for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in early December.

Louisiana long-term acute care hospital to close

Ruston (La.) Regional Specialty Hospital has shared plans to close at midnight on Jan. 31.

GW Hospital residents reach labor deal, strike averted

Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents and George Washington University Hospital in Washington have reached a tentative labor agreement, averting a potential strike.

How 5 health systems are spending donations

Here is how Cedars-Sinai, WashU Medicine and three other health systems plan to spend recently received donations: 

As RSV cases climb, respiratory therapist deficits loom larger

The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in the United States is moderate right now but the CDC is tracking a steady climb of the illness as winter takes hold. 

118 COOs to know | 2024

Becker’s is thrilled to spotlight 118 outstanding hospital and health system chief operating officers.

Illinois OKs Prime's plan to buy 9 Ascension hospitals

The ​​​​​Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Dec. 17 unanimously approved Ascension’s plan to sell nine hospitals — more than half of its hospitals in the state — and several post-acute facilities to Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Heal…

GLP-1 users receiving new diagnoses faster than before

An uptake of GLP-1 medications is coinciding with an increase in first-time diagnoses after 15 days of taking a GLP-1, according to findings from Truveta Research and Reuters. 

In a first, Mercy names physician as COO

St. Louis-based Mercy has appointed John Mohart, MD, as executive vice president and COO, marking the first time a physician will fill this role at the 50-hospital health system.

AtlantiCare sees 80% adoption of Oracle's AI agent

AtlantiCare is seeing success with the implementation of Oracle Health’s Clinical AI Agent (CAA), formerly known as the Oracle Clinical Digital Assistant.