Members of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals have approved a three-year labor contract with Warren (Pa.) General Hospital, according to news releases from the hospital and union shared with Becker’s.
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5 new statistics on colonoscopy
Here are five key statistics on colonoscopies published in the last month:
WVU Medicine hospital taps CFO
Drew Schauble has been named CFO of Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center, according to a post on his LinkedIn page.
Providence to cut 55 outpatient jobs
Providence Swedish South Puget Sound, the operator of Olympia, Wash.-based Providence St. Peter Hospital, plans to reduce the majority of its outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services in January, according to an Oct. 31 report from …
Curing cancer, streamlining EHRs atop Oracle Health's goals
Oracle’s top officials are targeting cancer cures and streamlining EHRs as top goals for the company, the Nashville Business Journal reported Oct. 30.
Ophthalmologist identified as Georgia shooting suspect
Retired ophthalmologist Jay Berger, MD, was taken into custody Oct. 29 following a stand-off with Atlanta police, according to an Oct. 30 report from Alive 11.
Steward completes physician group sale: 4 things to know
Dallas-based Steward Health Care has closed the sale of its physician group, Stewardship Health, to Nashville, Tenn.-based Rural Healthcare Group, a primary care provider organization and part of Kinderhook Industries.
California HCA hospital violating staffing law: Nurses union
The union representing registered nurses at HCA Healthcare’s Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif., accused management of violating the state’s safe staffing law by neglecting to consider patient acuity.
5 colonoscopy malpractice cases to know
Colonoscopies are often the subject of malpractice cases for gastroenterologists, according to a blog post from law firm Miller & Zois.
Bad news for spine, orthopedic reimbursements
Here are four reimbursement issues currently impacting spine and orthopedic surgeons:
