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Piedmont breaks ground on $215M hospital expansion
Atlanta-based Piedmont is soon to break ground on a five-story patient tower at its Piedmont Henry Hospital, according to an Oct. 17 Fox5 Atlanta report.
The highest-paying travel nurse specialties
Intensive care registered nurses are the highest-paid travel nurse specialty, an Indeed report found.
The wealthiest people in healthcare: How they got there
The wealthiest people in the healthcare industry prove there’s no one way to the top. Companies that now yield billions were built in garages, basements and spare bedrooms, and their founders and CEOs once worked the breakfast shift at McDonald’s or we…
For-profit hospital M&As: 9 deals involving HCA, CHS and Tenet
Three for-profit health systems entered into several transactions this year as part of strategic plans to strengthen their hospital portfolios, offload certain facilities or explore ways to expand their reach.
Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing debuts new specialty
Eligible nurses can now become certified in burn nursing through the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing.
Remote work hits post-pandemic low
Remote work is at its lowest point since the start of the pandemic, according to data from the two most recent Census Bureau Household Pulse surveys.
Inmate escapes North Carolina hospital in handcuffs
An inmate escaped from Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Oct. 17 while still wearing handcuffs, WRAL News reported.
Best, worst states for long-term care services: AARP
Minnesota was ranked the best state for long-term services and support, according to a 2023 AARP ranking.
One man 'still calls the shots' at Walgreens
Walgreens is welcoming a new CEO Oct. 28 as one of the company’s former chief executives remains highly involved in the direction of the business, Bloomberg reports.
VCU Health ahead of operating margin target for fiscal 2024, CFO says
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health may not quite have broken even during fiscal 2023, but it has started strong in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, CFO James Siegel told Becker’s in an interview.
