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Nurse degree scheme trial begins
The former owner of the now-shuttered Palm Beach School of Nursing in Florida will be the prosecution’s main witness in a federal trial of three defendants accused of recruiting students into a coordinated scheme to sell them fake diplomas and transcri…
Kaiser to cut 115 IT jobs
Kaiser Permanente is laying off 115 IT positions nationwide, with the majority in Northern California, The San Francisco Standard reported Dec.8.
UMC nurses vote for Louisiana's 1st private hospital union
Nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans have voted to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United.
GE HealthCare CEO to lead medtech industry group
GE HealthCare CEO Peter Arduini was tapped to lead the board of directors of AdvaMed, a medical technology trade group.
100 largest hospitals and health systems in the US | 2023
Health systems across the U.S. are growing as more independent hospitals and small chains move to join larger organizations amid financially challenging times.
Texas hospital now accepting Medicare, Medicaid
Exceptional Community Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, is now accepting Medicare, Medicaid and all commercial insurance plans, everythinglubbock.com reported Dec. 8.
HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital names new chief nursing officer
Adam Copher, DNP, MSN, has been named chief nursing officer of HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital in Hudson, Fla.
The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act: 9 things to know
The House could vote this week on The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which would require hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, labs, imaging service providers and pharmacy benefit managers to meet new price transparency requirements, among severa…
Wyoming system COO to step down
Jerry Klein, COO of Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health, is stepping down from his post.
CHS suffers credit rating downgrade
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems was downgraded from “B-” to “CCC+,” Fitch Ratings said Dec. 8.
