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Healthcare's trap of overqualified workers
The post-pandemic labor force has 1.5 million fewer individuals with some post-secondary education short of a bachelor’s degree. This shortfall is hitting healthcare hardest, affecting wages and qualification levels among jobholders.
Philips recalls MRI devices due to explosion risks
Philips North America is recalling 150 MRI devices in the U.S. due to explosion risks. The FDA has classified the recall as a Class 1, the most serious type of recall.
Minnesota hospitals lost 1K beds in 3 years
Minnesota hospitals have lost nearly 1,000 hospital beds since 2020, MPR News reported Dec. 20.
Will health system M&A soar or dive?
The health system deal market heated up in 2023.
Why Tampa General's CEO puts his team — not patients — first
When healthcare executives talk about their organizations’ strategy, they will often repeat the mantra: We put patients first. John Couris, president and CEO of Florida Health Sciences Center/Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, disagrees.
4 new healthcare disruptors
From big retailers to venture capital firms, 2023 saw a variety of disruptors entering the healthcare market.
6 retiring CEOs' advice for the next generation of health system executives
Dozens of hospital and health system CEOs announced their upcoming retirements in 2023. When they leave the industry, they will take decades’ worth of wisdom and experience with them.
Premier Health sells headquarters building for $5.5M
Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health has sold the building that houses its downtown headquarters for more than $5.5 million to Dayton-based Arkham Blue, an Ohio limited liability company, according to a limited warranty deed shared by the Montgomery Count…
Rady Children's, CHOC plan to merge
After years of collaboration, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and Orange, Calif.-based Children’s Hospital of Orange County plan to merge and form a single parent entity called Rady Children’s Health.
Hackensack Meridian hospital is New Jersey’s 1st care center for obesity medicine
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s bariatric surgery center in Neptune Township, N.J., is the first in the state to receive comprehensive adolescent and obesity medicine qualifications from a joint Quality Program led by the A…
