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'Dry promotions' are on the rise
All promotions are not created equally — and if leaders do not handle them appropriately, they could have a negative effect on employee retention, according to a Dec. 7 article in SHRM.
Philadelphia set to be 1st city to ban medical deportations
Philadelphia is on track to becoming the first city in the U.S. to ban medical deportations, according to a CBS News report.
How long will it take to understand long COVID?
In 2023, infectious disease research inched closer to, but still fell short of, conclusively landing on a standard definition for long COVID. There’s still much to discover about how the post-infection condition manifests in some patients, but not othe…
Rhode Island to review delayed 2-hospital deal
The Centurion Foundation’s plan to buy CharterCare Health Partners from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, a 16-hospital system, is now being reviewed by the Rhode Island attorney general and state department of health.
CEO among creditors in California hospital bankruptcy process
Dozens of businesses, physicians and individuals, including Karen Paolinelli, Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital’s chief executive, have filed claims requesting to be repaid through the hospital’s bankruptcy process, The Fresno Bee reported Dec. 14.&nb…
19 C-level job openings with Tenet
Tenet Health is seeking leaders for numerous C-level executive positions within its 61 hospitals.
Digital health funding hits multiyear low
In the third quarter, the digital health sector secured $800 million in funding and 60 new deals, marking a multiyear low since 2020, according to a Dec. 13 report from PitchBook.
Maine hospital names CEO
Houlton (Maine) Regional Hospital has named Shauna Cameron CEO, according to a press release published in The Piscataquis Observer Dec. 14.
9 executive appointments at Providence in 2023
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is a 51-hospital system with 117,000 caregivers in five states.
Washington charity care rulemaking drags on
More than 40 organizations penned a letter to the Washington Department of Health expressing their concern about the hold up on its rulemaking process for charity care — free or discounted hospital services provided to people who are financially eligib…
