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About 200 exposed to measles at UC Davis Health, officials say
Sacramento public health officials have confirmed one pediatric measles case and about 200 potential exposures after a child visited the UC Davis Medical Center’s emergency department in early May.
Los Angeles hospital taps CFO
Los Angeles-based MLK Community Hospital has named Steven Ciampa its permanent CFO, according to a May 13 post on his LinkedIn page.
Wisconsin health department declines to investigate HSHS, CEO after hospital closures
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services does not have the authority to open an investigation into Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System and its president and CEO Damond Boatwright after two of its Wisconsin hospitals, Chippewa Fall…
2 Indiana hospitals to close labor and delivery services
Bluffton (Ind.) Regional Medical Center and Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Ind., both part of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network, have shared plans to end their inpatient labor and delivery services due to decreased birth rates.
How a ransomware attack is affecting Ascension's facilities across the US
St. Louis-based Ascension posted an update on its website about how the ransomware attack that hit the health system on May 8 is impacting its facilities by state.
US raises tariffs on medical supplies from China
To incentivize domestic medical supply manufacturing, the U.S. is raising tariff rates on syringes, needles, personal protective equipment, and medical and surgical gloves, the White House said May 14.
Top 7 healthcare disruptors, per CNBC
The CNBC Disruptor 50 list for 2024 includes seven healthcare companies.
Alabama hospital to temporarily close labor and delivery unit
The labor and delivery unit at Demopolis, Ala.-based Whitfield Regional Hospital will pause until Sept. 1 following its primary provider taking extended leave with no other providers readily available to provide 24/7 service to the unit.
Walgreens looking for UK drug chain buyer: Report
Walgreens Boots Alliance is reportedly looking for a potential buyer for Boots, a $8.8 billion drug store chain located in the UK, Bloomberg reported May 13.
Healthcare hackers operate like 'Ocean's Eleven'
When hackers target health systems they operate like ‘Ocean’s Eleven,’ Toby Gouker, chief security officer of government health at First Health Advisory told Politico May 14.
