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Brigham and Women's water main break leaves IVF patients in limbo
A water main break at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Dec. 24 has disrupted in vitro fertilization services, affecting up to 300 people, The Boston Globe reported.
Pennsylvania hospital cited for closing psychiatric unit
Norristown, Pa.-based Suburban Community Hospital was cited for suspending its psychiatric services for seniors without notifying the state, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 4.
Georgia system taps hospital billing director
Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health has promoted Maria Paige to director of hospital billing.
Saint Luke's marketing chief moves to BJC amid merger
Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Health System’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Rebecca Sesler, is getting a new role.
What CIOs are focusing on in 2024
In 2024, hospital and health system CIOs are focusing on exploring generative AI use cases, with the aim of driving greater efficiencies for their organizations and staff.
'Every hospital that does pediatric care is saturated': Hospitals grapple with volume surges
Hospitals across the U.S. are reinstating mask mandates and opening up additional units as respiratory virus metrics continue to climb and volumes surge.
A new weapon in the war against drug-resistant bacteria
Scientists have developed a new antibiotic, zosurabalpin, to attack a notoriously drug-resistant family of bacteria known as carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, or CRAB for short, which kills many of those it infects.
The state of hospital price transparency compliance in 2024
More than 90% of hospitals that are required to post a machine-readable file have done so as of Dec. 15, according to a Jan. 4 report from Turquoise Health.
How one health system made its EHR 'fun'
One health system reduced the stress and burnout associated with EHR use by making a recent update to its system “fun,” the American Medical Association reported.
Hackers threaten to send SWAT teams to Fred Hutch patients' homes
Hackers threatened to “swat” patients of Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center if the organization didn’t meet its ransom demands, databreaches.net reported.
