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Ascension hospital resumes emergency services in wake of hack
Baltimore-based Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital’s emergency department resumed seeing new patients in the midst of dealing with a cybersecurity incident that is hampering Ascension facilities, The Baltimore Sun reported May 10.
Baptist Health to expand telehealth use to 700 beds
Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health is expanding the use of telehealth devices to more than 700 bedsides systemwide.
Arizona attorney general launches investigation into Steward bankruptcy
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has launched an investigation into what led to Dallas-based Steward Health Care filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 6.
Illinois hospital, OSF HealthCare enter into merger negotiations
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare and Dixon, Ill.-based Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital have shared plans to merge after entering into exclusive negotiations.
Ochsner Health improves revenue by 4% in Q1
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health reported $1.8 billion in total revenue for the first three months ended March 31, 2024, a 4% increase from $1.72 billion during the same time period in 2023, according to its recent financial report.
Indiana system taps former Ascension exec as chief medical officer
Valparaiso, Ind.-based Northwest Health has appointed Thomas Rohs, MD, to the role of chief medical officer, effective May 6.
MultiPlan not changing strategy in face of lawsuits, CEO says
MultiPlan CEO Travis Dalton said on the data analytics firm’s May 8 earnings call that the company’s strategy is not affected by recent lawsuits filed by health systems.
UPMC to pay $38M to resolve overbilling allegations from 2012
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has agreed to pay $38 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed against the health system and 13 staff neurosurgeons in 2012, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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$100M Texas children's hospital opens
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s has opened its $100 million Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas.
