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Catholic health system removes all crucifixes
Hospital Sisters Health System, a Catholic organization based in Springfield, Ill., is removing all wooden and metal crucifixes from its hospitals’ emergency departments and patient rooms.
How 1 health system plans to manage glut of electronic messages
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health currently offers patients complimentary communication via MyChart, stating that it won’t implement charges for messages, but will instead look at other avenues to manage the volume for its clinicians, Detroit F…
Advocate Health names new CFO
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has named Brad Clark executive vice president and CFO.
Physician viewpoint: Hospital safety starts in onboarding
With the rise of violence in hospitals, health system leaders should embed safety into training for new staff and transparent conversations with employees, according to an opinion piece published Nov. 20 in Time.
Lee Health inks 10-year MLB naming rights deal
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has inked a 10-year naming rights deal with MLB’s Minnesota Twins.
10 largest health systems ranked by YouTube subscribers
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has the most YouTube subscribers of the 10 largest health systems in the country.
Tenet's latest executive appointments
Maria Morales-Menendez was selected as the new group COO for the Palm Beach Health Network and St. Mary’s Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.
Hospital denies social media claims about employee walkout
A West Virginia hospital is rebutting social media claims that employees walked out en masse, WTOV reported Nov. 20.
Ascension nurses go on 2-day strike
Members of the Illinois Nurses Association began a two-day strike Nov. 21 at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), their second two-day strike in three months.
Johns Hopkins All Children's attorney calls $261M verdict a 'mess'
A lawyer for St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital called the $261 million verdict against it in a case made famous by a Netflix documentary a “mess” in asking for a new trial.
