The upcoming closure of Bay City, Mich.-based McLaren Bay Special Care, a long-term acute care hospital part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, will result in 43 layoffs, according to a WARN notice filed Oct. 24.
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Rising prescription costs, pharmacy closures shape consumer attitudes: Survey
A new survey from Wolters Kluwer Health reveals how changes in the pharmacy and retail healthcare environment are influencing consumer attitudes and behaviors toward medication access and care.
Bayhealth adds cardiologist
Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Medical Group has hired cardiologist Jennifer Eakin, DO, to its team of clinicians at Bayhealth Heart and Vascular, the Cape Gazette reported Nov. 18.
The gastroenterologist shortage grows more dire
The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 1,630 gastroenterologists by 2025, according to a 2024 white paper from Medicus.
Gastro Health physician under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct
Cincinnati-based gastroenterologist David Wenzke, MD, an employee at Columbus, Ohio-based Gastro Health, has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation by the State Medical Board of Ohio for alleged sexual misconduct, according to a Nov. 18…
Beebe Healthcare, Nemours open cardiac specialty care clinic
Beebe Healthcare Selbyville (Del.) has partnered with Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Health to open a new cardiac specialty care clinic, according to a Nov. 19 report from NBC affiliate CoastTV.
California health system gets $5.1 million grant to tackle physician shortage
San Bernardino, Calif.-based Social Action Community Health System, a system within Inland Empire Health Plan, received more than $5 million in grant funding to address physician shortages, KTLA 5 reported Nov. 18.
Sanford Health operating margin improves to 3.5%
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health saw an operating income of $195 million (3.5% margin) in the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2024, a 56% increase from $124.5 million (2.4% margin) during the same time period in 2023, according to its most recent fin…
Instacart inks another healthcare partnership
Instacart, a grocery technology company, is partnering with Troy-based Molina Healthcare of Michigan.
CDC panel backs proposed mask guidance
A CDC advisory committee convened last week to revisit the agency’s draft infection control guidelines for healthcare facilities, voting in favor of recommendations that remain largely unchanged despite ongoing criticism.
