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Medtronic looks to accelerate AI use in $100M partnership
Healthcare technology company Medtronic will partner with Cosmo Pharmaceuticals’ medical device business unit to expand the use of artificial intelligence.
Best, worst states for emergency healthcare: Forbes
A recent study from Forbes Health ranked 49 states and the District of Columbia by their emergency healthcare infrastructures, with Maine landing in the top spot.
Florida hospital taps president
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has named Ed Hubel president of Baptist Medical Center Clay, its newest hospital.
Ex-ICU nurse sentenced to 20 years in prison for assaulting patients
A former Colorado ICU nurse found guilty of filming himself sexually assaulting more than a dozen unconscious patients will spend 20 years in prison, Local12 reported Dec. 10.
8 hospital, health system leaders describe 2023 in 1 word
Becker’s asked healthcare presidents and CEOs to describe 2023 in the context of their respective organizations using one word. None of them used the same word, but all their responses carried the theme of adeptly navigating the post-pandemic era.
SSM Health nurses authorize 2nd strike
Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee have voted to authorize their nurse bargaining team to call a second strike this year at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, citing issues such as outsourcing of nurse jobs.
Supreme Court tosses federal vaccine mandate rulings
The Supreme Court on Dec. 11 threw out three cases challenging the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees and military members, preventing lower court rulings from establishing a precedent for future mandates, The Hill&nbs…
Minnesota creates task force to tackle long EMS wait times
The Minnesota State Legislature has formed a task force to address staff shortages and long emergency service wait times after a new report found that many young entrants to the field are leaving the profession at a time when demand for their services …
IU Health nurses consider unionizing
Nurses at Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health and Methodist hospitals are planning to unionize to address staffing issues, WFYI reported Dec. 8.
Beth Israel Lahey Health revamps leadership
Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has established new senior management positions and named a new CFO.
