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Ascension faces 1st lawsuits over ransomware attack
St. Louis-based Ascension is already facing two proposed class-action lawsuits just days after the cyberattack on the 140-hospital system.
Mississippi health system confirms ransomware attack
Pascagoula, Miss.-based Singing River Health System has confirmed that its 2023 cybersecurity incident was a ransomware attack.
HCA nurses vote to remove union
Nurses at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, voted this month to remove National Nurses United as their exclusive representative.
Texas hospital to close, lay off 94
Select Specialty Hospital in Longview, Texas, will close on or about June 30, resulting in the termination of 94 employees, Becker’s has confirmed.
Medical City hospital taps assistant CFO
Medical City Fort Worth (Texas) has named Benjamin Baggi assistant CFO.
The cost of unnecessary hospital days in 8 numbers
Hospitals across the U.S. are having capacity issues, leading to unnecessary stays and higher costs overall.
Trinity hospital taps HCA exec as president
Trinity Health of New England has named Valerie Powell-Stafford president of Hartford, Conn.-based Saint Francis Hospital, effective June 3.
17 quick notes on healthcare
1. Healthcare has a simple math problem.
Weight loss drugs and surgery complications: New study
Ozempic, Mounjaro and other GLP-1s do not increase the risk of surgical complications, according to research published May 14 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
Janus Health names CEO
RCM tech platform Janus Health has named Todd Doze its news CEO.
