Nearly 1,000 physicians at four NYC Health + Hospitals facilities in New York City have postponed their planned strike by one week.
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Southwest Medical Center strikes anesthesia partnership with Sound Physicians
Liberal, Kan.-based Southwest Medical Center has partnered with multi-specialty medical group Sound Physicians to provide comprehensive anesthesia coverage, according to a Jan. 7 report from KSCB News.
The 25 fastest-growing jobs in the US
Physical therapists and advanced practice providers are among the 25 fastest-growing roles in the U.S. across industries, according to LinkedIn’s annual Jobs on the Rise list.
Several states look to allow pharmacists to prescribe abortion pills
As Washington implements the nation’s most lenient policy allowing pharmacists to prescribe mifepristone, a medication used for abortion, other states are considering following suit, The New York Times reported Jan. 7.
Johns Hopkins, Howard U to 'reignite' health equity alliance
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Washington, D.C.-based Howard University Cancer Center are “reigniting” their established partnership to eliminate health disparities in the Washington, D.C., area.
HCA offers lifeline to Catholic system on 'brink of bankruptcy': 6 things to know
Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center was reported to be on “the brink of bankruptcy” before New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella approved its $110 million acquisition by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare on Jan. 6.
5 GI devices to know
Here are five GI devices to keep an eye on that Becker’s reported on in 2024:
Dignity hospital internist begins term as chief of medical staff
Emily Ryan, MD, is the newly-elected chief of medical staff at Dignity Health-Glendale (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and Health Center, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
Biden signs law to include optometrists in physician pay scale
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill adding optometry to the physician pay scale as part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.
Philadelphia hospital physicians vote to decline union
Resident physicians and fellows at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have voted against joining the Committee of Interns and Residents, which is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union.
