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Dollar General, DocGo call time on rural healthcare pilot
Dollar General and DocGo have mutually decided to end their mobile clinic pilot program 18 months after its launch, a spokesperson for Dollar General confirmed to Becker’s.
RN worries subside for hospitals
Hospitals’ average turnover and vacancy rates for registered nurses nearly returned to their 2019 levels in 2023 after peaking in the middle of that timeframe.
States with the largest, smallest nurse shortages per capita
The District of Columbia has the highest number of nurses per capita while Utah has the lowest, according to a NurseJournal analysis.
Adventist Health California hospital CFO promoted to president
Greg McCulloch has been promoted to president of Adventist Health Sonora (Calif.).
Mercy Health taps market CFO
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has named Nikki Hutchison CFO of its Lima (Ohio) market.
Nurses' most common telehealth uses
Fifty-seven percent of nurses reported using telehealth in 2022, up from 50% in 2018, according to the most recent federal data available.
Former CEO admits stealing $35K from own hospital
The former CEO of Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital has admitted stealing hospital funds for personal use and without authorization, according to the Justice Department.
10 hospitals closing departments or ending services
A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.
Northwell sees Q1 operating income jump
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health reported an operating income of $73 million in the first quarter of 2024, up from a $22.6 operating loss in the same quarter in 2023, according to its May 30 financial report.
The humble, tenfold force of Jim Skogsbergh
When Advocate Health co-CEO Jim Skogsbergh began planning his departure, he knew he wanted to leave the health system better than he found it, avoid overstaying his welcome and exit at the top of his game.
