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Rebranding efforts at a Massachusetts hospital slow as costs rise

Oak Bluffs, Mass.-based Martha’s Vineyard Hospital’s new rebranding efforts have taken over two years due to high costs, MV Times reported Oct. 3. 

CEO coalition report examines safety efforts to protect healthcare workers

The San Jose, Calif.-based CEO Coalition published an Oct. 4 report examining safety efforts to protect healthcare team members. The report, Restoring a Safe and Thriving Healthcare Workforce, details healthcare professionals’ vested interest in improv…

28 residency programs launched in 2022 

Healthcare systems have started residency programs and partnerships to address workforce shortages.

Harnett Health completes transition to Epic

Harnett Health, a two-hospital system in Dunn, N.C., and Lillington, N.C., completed its transition to Epic EHR on Oct. 1, according to Oct. 1 reporting in the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal.

Tennessee Republican lawmakers to Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Halt gender-affirming surgeries

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are calling on Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville to stop providing gender-affirming surgeries, NBC News reported Oct. 1.

$3.17M paid for New York medical office building

A medical office building in the Long Island borough of New York City has been sold for $3.17 million.

AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy reaccredited for specialty pharmacy services

Walgreens’ specialty and home delivery pharmacy business, AllianceRx, gained reaccreditation Oct. 4 for its specialty services. 

CommonSpirit IT security incident disrupts hospital operations

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health was the victim of an IT security incident that is impacting its facilities across the country, Kitsap Sun reported Oct. 3. 

This New Jersey hospital improved HCAHPS scores with no new tech or renovations

RWJ Barnabas Health’s Monmouth Medical Center launched a simple patient experience strategy in 2021 that is paying off in big ways, Asbury Park Press reported Oct. 4.

$12M ASC renovation adds 14,300 square feet

Community Hospital of the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula’s renovated ASC opened Oct. 4, the Monterey Herald reported Oct. 3.