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Geisnger trims operating loss by 52%
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System reported an operating loss of $104.4 million in the nine months ending Sept. 30, a 52% improvement on the $215.8 million loss it reported in the same period last year.
New York hospitals look to recover data stolen in cyberattack
Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital and Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center are taking legal action to recover patient data stolen in a September ransomware attack, local news outlet WWNY reported Dec. 28.
Why 1 chief people officer expects to see more automation in the hiring process in 2024
More stability is on the horizon for healthcare, which will give health systems an opportunity to innovate, transform and reclaim their culture, Greg Till, chief people officer at Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health System predicts.
Ascension hospital rolls out digital mobile scan system
Tulsa, Okla.-based Ascension St. John Hospital is launching a mobile digital positron emission tomography and computerized tomography system, local news outlet KJRH reported Dec. 28.
What 3 hospital IT departments pay their engineers
Health systems in Colorado, New York and Washington are seeking engineers to work in their health IT departments.
Connecticut hospital cancer care expansion lawsuit rejected
Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital’s lawsuit against the town’s planning and zoning commission for rejecting the hospital’s bid to develop a cancer care center has been dismissed by a state Supreme Court judge, the CT Insider reported Dec. 28.
HCA Midwest hospital CEO to retire
Bret Kolman will retire as CEO of Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo., in January 2024.
C. auris may contaminate environments rapidly, even after disinfection: Study
When patients are colonized with Candida auris, contamination of their surrounding environments can happen within just a few hours, according to the results of a new study.
MaineHealth taps president for critical access hospital
Portland-based MaineHealth has appointed Bradley Chapman as president of Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., effective Jan. 2.
Health IT VC funding falls
Health IT startups raised $900 million in the third quarter of 2023, making it the second consecutive quarter of declining funding, according to a Dec. 13 Pitchbook report.
