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Texas nursing homes, AHCA sue CMS over staffing mandate
The American Health Care Association, Texas Health Care Association and multiple long-term nursing home facilities in Texas filed a lawsuit May 23 against CMS over its recently finalized staffing rules.
HCA exec promoted to Florida hospital CEO
Philip Marchesini was promoted to CEO of HCA Florida Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, effective immediately.
Louisiana categorizes abortion pills as controlled substances
Louisiana is the first state to define medication abortion, an FDA-approved two-drug regimen, as a controlled substance, meaning possession of unprescribed abortion pills can lead to imprisonment.
Michigan hospital CEO squashes rumors of birthing center closure
Mitch Leckelt, CEO of UP Health System – Bell in Ishpeming, Mich., has shut down rumors that the hospital’s women’s care and birthing center will be closing.
10 hospitals, health systems pursuing CFOs
Several hospitals and health systems are on the search for a new CFO.
Sterilization issues disrupt surgeries at Indiana VA hospital
Indianapolis-based Roudebush VA Medical Center has suspended operations in its sterile processing department as it investigates issues related to the proper sterilization of surgical instruments. In the meantime, the facility is relying on other VA hos…
HCA, Ascension, Intermountain: 5 Big Tech partnerships
Health systems continue to collaborate with Big Tech on artificial intelligence and digital health. Here are five partnerships Becker’s reported on in the past month.
CommonSpirit 'earnings not where we need them to be,' CFO says
The momentum behind CommonSpirit’s financial rebound hit a speed bump in the third quarter of the fiscal year as the health system reported operating losses of $365 million and $411 million during the three- and nine-month periods ending March 31, 2024…
70 injuries, 2 deaths tied to heart pumps: FDA
Customers of an Abbott heart pump have reported 81 incidents, 70 injuries and two deaths related to blood leakage or air entering the device, according to the FDA.
Hackers access emails of 2 pediatric health system staffers
Hackers accessed the emails of two pediatric health system employees, exposing patient data.
