Patient safety touches every aspect of hospital care, and every hospital can have tens of programs and initiatives that attempt to address each part of it.
Category: Becker’s Hospital Review
Pennsylvania system names 1st chief academic officer
Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie has appointed its inaugural chief academic officer, Jean Miner, MD, effective Jan. 2.
Group files lawsuit to halt Deaconess' Kentucky hospital acquisition
A group opposing Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System’s planned acquisition of Hopkinsville, Ky.-based Jennie Stuart Health has filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to halt the transaction, the Hoptown Chronicle reported Dec. 9.
8 recent hospital deals challenged by the federal government
The Federal Trade Commission has ramped up antitrust enforcement under the Biden administration, leading to the abandonment of several high-profile hospital transactions.
US News names best hospitals for maternity care
U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings on Dec. 10.
Hospitals buck 'deteriorating' outlook: Fitch's 2025 expectations
Things are looking up for U.S. nonprofit hospitals and health systems headed into 2025.
Vandalia Health launches telecardiology service for rural patients
Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health’s Mon Health Heart & Vascular Center has launched a new telecardiology service in partnership with the system’s Webster Springs, W.Va.-based Webster Memorial Hospital.
AdventHealth names hospital CEO
Andrew Santos was appointed president and CEO of AdventHealth North Pinellas in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Experts torn on Ozempic microdosing
There is growing interest in microdosing weight loss drugs like Ozempic, with some users reporting positive results despite limited evidence and mixed opinions from experts, The New York Times reported Dec. 5.
Former Northern Arizona Healthcare CEO dies
William (Bill) Bradel, former president and CEO of Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare, died Nov. 13 after a decade-long struggle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, according to his obituary published by the Capital Gazette.
