Category: ROOT

Intermountain hospital earns vascular recognition

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health’s St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., has become the first community hospital in the nation to receive vascular verification from the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular…

Banner Health launches virtual colonoscopies

Banner Health’s Torrington (Wyo.) Community Hospital has become the first facility in the western Nebraska and southeast Wyoming region to begin offering computed tomography virtual colonoscopies, according to a Dec. 2 report from the Star Herald.

Inova first to earn Joint Commission's health data certification

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova has become the first health system in the U.S. to achieve The Joint Commission’s Responsible Use of Health Data certification. 

How 3 ASCs adapt to the anesthesia shortage

ASCs continue to face operational challenges as reimbursement rates decline and the anesthesia provider shortage persists. 

Advocate Health doubles hospital-at-home capacity: 9 notes

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has roughly doubled its hospital-at-home capacity in the past year.

Union plans 2nd staff strike at Essentia Health hospital

Members of Service Employees International Union  Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa are set to begin an open-ended strike on Dec. 9 in Deer River, Minn.

Premier Health Q3 operating loss improves to $12M: 4 things to know

Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health reported an operating loss of $12 million (-1.9% margin) in the three months ended Sept. 30, 2024, an improvement from a $28.3 million operating loss (-4.9% margin) during the same time period in 2023, according to its…

Women face steep climb to well-being

Among U.S. workers, women express less confidence in their well-being than men.

4 hospitals, health systems laying off staff

Here are four hospitals and health systems that have announced layoffs in the last month, as reported by Beckers:

Miami cardiology group adds cardiologist

Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Cardiology Group has added Patrick Azcarate, MD, to its staff, according to a Dec. 1 report by South Florida Hospital News.