Despite reporting high levels of physical and verbal abuse, 92% of nurses are glad they went into the profession, according to a Dec. 12 Medscape report.
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CEO swaps HCA hospitals
Sean Kamber was named CEO of HCA Healthcare’s Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., according to a Dec. 12 news release shared with Becker’s.
President-elect Trump names FTC pick: 6 things to know
President-elect Donald Trump is set to appoint Andrew Ferguson as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, according to a Dec. 10 Truth Social post.
Eli Lilly, telehealth firm team up to expand Zepbound access
Eli Lilly has partnered with the telehealth company Ro to expand access to single-dose vials of its popular weight loss drug Zepbound.
Infant RSV vaccine trials on hold: FDA
The FDA has placed a hold on all clinical studies of vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus in infants due to safety concerns following a trial involving two mRNA-based vaccine candidates from Moderna.
Banner Health, Cleveland Clinic invest millions in analytics startup: 7 notes
Phoenix-based Banner Health and Cleveland Clinic are investing in a startup that uses data analytics to stratify and predict financial and other risks for health systems.
Post-discharge mortality high among hospitalized flu patients: Study
Influenza surveillance systems that focus solely on in-hospital deaths may miss up to 50% of flu-related deaths because many occur post-discharge, according to a study recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Orlando Health IT partnership trains students on Epic
A collaboration involving Orlando (Fla.) Health is training more college students to use Epic.
University of Minnesota eyes 'reimagined' health system: 4 things to know
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota plans to reorganize and “reimagine” its healthcare system to integrate the system’s components more closely.
UC Davis Health CEO heads to New York system
David Lubarsky, MD, is set to join Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network as CEO in February. He currently serves as vice chancellor of human health sciences and CEO of UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif.
