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Illinois hospital reports data breach
Morrison (Ill.) Community Hospital reported a data breach that affected 122,488 patients.
StoneBridge Healthcare, nonprofit offer $706M for Tower Health
StoneBridge Healthcare, a hospital turnaround firm, is looking to enter a management contract with Delaware-based WoodBridge, a nonprofit organization, to acquire West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health for $706 million, the Philadelphia Business Journal …
Missouri hospital to cut services, consider affiliation
Salem (Mo.) Memorial Hospital’s board voted to reduce certain service lines and explore affiliations with other health systems, according to a news release shared with The Salem News on Dec. 11.
Duke LifePoint hospital names CEO
Tonya Darner was appointed the permanent chief executive officer of UP Health System-Marquette (Mich.).
Florida health system proposes 2nd freestanding ED
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has filed plans for a freestanding emergency department in Lighthouse Point, the South Florida Business Journal reported Dec. 11.
HR leaders' 2024 talent strategy
Human resources leaders ranked strengthening the employee experience and organizational culture as their No. 1 overall priority in 2024. Developing leadership and workforce capabilities was listed as the second-highest priority in a new Conference Boar…
California rehab hospital names CEO
Alla “Al” Wazwaz was appointed CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Modesto (Calif.).
Medline's top 5 stories of 2023
Medline, the Northfield, Ill.-based major medical supplier, made several headlines this year for key developments ranging from newly inked deals to challenges due to fire damage at a manufacturing plant.
Prisma posts $67.1M operating gain as revenue grows 5.8% in FY 2023
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health transformed a $67.6 million operating loss (-1.2% margin) in fiscal year 2022 into a $67.1 million gain (1.1% margin) in FY 2023, according to financial documents published Dec. 8.
'Unsupported' drug price increases cost payers $1.3B: ICER
Eight drugs had price increases so steep that they cost health insurers nearly $1.3 billion from 2021 to 2022, according to a Dec. 11 report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review.
