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Tower Health inks $142M financing deal to aid financial turnaround
Wes Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health has secured more than $142 million through a debt refinancing deal with bondholders, nearly doubling its days of cash on hand to almost 60 days, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s.
Illinois hospital reopens some services after flooding
Eldorado, Ill.-based Ferrell Hospital is resuming some outpatient services after flooding forced the facility to shut down.
Community Health Network plans $335M hospital with ASC
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network plans to build a $335 million hospital in Westfield, Ind.
Medline recalls 1.5M bed rails after 2 deaths
Medline has recalled two models of its Bed Assist Bars portable bed rails after receiving reports of two patient deaths, the company said May 30.
OSF HealthCare hospital president to resign, head to HCA
Ned Hill, president of Danville, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center, part of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, has shared plans to resign July 1.
US maternal mortality rates exceed most other high-income countries
Childbirth and pregnancy are statistically more dangerous for women in the U.S. than in many high-income nations, especially for Black women, according to a report published June 4 by the Commonwealth Fund.
CommonSpirit's most recent executive appointments
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, which has more than 2,200 care sites in 24 states, has announced four executive appointments since May 6.
HHS to invest $15M in rural maternal health
HHS will invest $15 million over four years to address maternal health needs and disparities in rural areas of the U.S.
How a wearable is optimizing patient monitoring at Houston Methodist
Houston Methodist is using an FDA-cleared wearable to monitor tens of thousands of patients, which has led to improved patient outcomes and safety, Sarah Pletcher, MD, the system’s executive medical director of strategic innovation, told Becker’s.
U. Rochester Medicine Finger Lakes Health appoints chief nurse
University of Rochester Medicine Finger Lakes Health in Geneva, N.Y., has selected Gregory Hoffman-Fragale, DNP, RN, as its next chief nursing officer.
