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Students suing Connecticut nursing school seek $20M remedy
In a Nov. 3 request, former students of Stone Academy who are suing the closed Connecticut nursing school asked the Waterbury Connecticut Superior Court judge to consider a prejudgment remedy amount of $20 million.
Bankruptcy court approves sale of Mercy Iowa City to U of Iowa Health
The long-awaited sale of Mercy Iowa City hospital is now over after Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health was approved Nov. 6 to buy the bankrupt facility.
Ochsner taps 1st chief community medical officer
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has appointed Yvens Laborde, MD, chief community medical officer for the health system.
Hawaii system to acquire Wahiawa General
The Queen’s Health System in Honolulu, Hawaii, has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Wahiawa General Hospital, effective March 31.
12 CFO hires in October
Intermountain and Kaleida Health are among 12 health systems that made CFO hires in October, as reported by Becker’s:
2nd choice drug reduced C. diff infections by 45%
Pneumonia patients who took an antibiotic that’s typically reserved as an alternative were less likely to develop Clostridioides difficile infections compared to those taking the recommended drug, according to a study from Veterans Affairs Hospitals.&n…
Pennsylvania system expands residency options
WellSpan Health in York, Pa., will expand its residency offerings with the addition of a family medical residency program at its Chambersburg Hospital campus, which will begin enrolling medical residents in 2025.
6 states, DC reporting moderate, high flu activity: 4 things to know
Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico and the District of Columbia, are the only areas of the nation reporting moderate to high levels of flu activity, according to CDC data as of Nov. 3.
Pharmacists treating hypertension patients could save US $1.1 trillion: Study
The U.S. healthcare industry could save more than $1.1 trillion and prevent about 15 million heart attacks over the next 30 years if pharmacists were more involved in hypertension care, according to research conducted by Virginia Commonwealth Universit…
CDC expands COVID, flu, RSV surveillance at major airports
Four major airports across the U.S. will become sites of an expanded infectious disease surveillance effort from the CDC’s Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance program, according to a Nov. 6 news release.
