In conversations about virtual, team-based nursing services, the term “nurse-to-patient ratios” is an anachronism, according to nursing leaders at Providence and Trinity Health.
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Mayo Clinic selling hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System has signed a definitive agreement to sell its hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota to St. Croix Hospice.
Chicago hospital taps transit agency executive as CEO
Dorval Carter Jr., president of the Chicago Transit Authority, the third-largest public transit agency in the U.S., has been named president and CEO of Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital.
Polio's reemergence risk amid decreasing vaccinations: 4 things to know
Polio, a disease that in the past paralyzed thousands of Americans annually, is making a comeback in the U.S. due to vaccine skepticism and declining immunization rates, The New York Times reported Jan. 13.
Prices of 25 Medicare Part D drugs up 98%
The prices of the 25 most expensive brand-named drugs covered by Medicare Part D have nearly doubled, rising by an average of 98% since they entered the market, according to a new analysis by the AARP Public Policy Institute.
Delaware system names new COO
Kyle Benoit was named executive vice president COO of Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth, effective Jan. 6.
Michigan hospital names CFO
Hancock, Mich.-based UP Health System – Portage has named Jason Mayra as its new CFO.
OhioHealth hospital taps COO as president
Jean Halpin has been named president of OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus.
Nutex Health opens 1st Florida hospital, ER
Houston-based Nutex Health, a physician-led health system, opened Starkey Ranch ER and Hospital on Dec. 30 in Odessa, Fla.
Indiana senator reverses COPA stance amid HCA, Union Health talks: 6 things to know
Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Ind., has introduced a bill to repeal the state’s certificate of public advantage law, which allows hospital mergers that the Federal Trade Commission generally deems anticompetitive.
