Boston Children’s Hospital has been named the top hospital for pediatric gastroenterology in 2023 and 2024 by U.S. News and World Report.
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Florida hospital taps philanthropy chief amid mounting capital projects
Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center named Traci Simonsen chief philanthropy officer of its foundation, effective immediately.
TriStar hospital names CFO
Lauren Sligh is the new chief financial officer at Dickson, Tenn.-based TriStar Horizon Medical Center.
Montana health system embeds new AI tool into workflows
Bozeman (Mont.) Health partnered with Infor to adopt the company’s artificial intelligence-powered supply chain and analytics software tools.
Ohio nurse pleads guilty to inappropriately touching dozens of patients
An Ohio licensed practical nurse pleaded guilty to 17 counts of unwanted sexual contact with male patients.
Physicians say HCA hospitals push patients to hospice care for metrics
Physicians have alleged that executives within Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare pressure hospital staff to persuade patients’ families to initiate end-of-life care to boost metrics, according to claims made in a June 21 NBC News report.
How a new Stark Law exception could help physicians
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 updated exceptions to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback law that will allow hospitals and healthcare providers to improve mental health services for physicians, attorneys from law firm ArentFox Schiff wrote in an a…
Palomar Health outlook revised to negative amid stressed days of cash on hand
Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health, the state’s largest publicly owned health system, had its outlook relegated to negative from stable given “elevated risks” regarding meeting financial obligations, Moody’s said June 13.
George Regional Health ASC destroyed in overnight fire
An office building in Lucedale, Miss., owned by George Regional Health System that housed the George Regional Community Surgery Center, Stonnington Orthopedics, Hospice of Light and other departments of George Regional Health, was destroyed in a fire o…
Man accused of shooting Missouri hospital building sentenced
A man accused of shooting a hospital building in Audrain County, Mo., pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property damage, ABC affiliate KMIZ reported June 20.
