More than 1 in 5 physicians say they receive inadequate support from leadership, according to a survey that was conducted by healthcare consultancy company Jarrard.
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Maine hospital applying for critical access status to improve 'financial stability'
Farmington, Maine-based Franklin Memorial Hospital is applying for the critical access hospital designation in an attempt to ensure its future financial sustainability, the Sun Journal reported June 15.
Providence plans service reductions ahead of nurses strike
Providence is preparing for a reduction in services ahead of planned strikes by members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital, and Providence Home Health and Hospice, according to a June 14 …
Medical officer removed after death of child in Customs and Border Protection custody
David Tarantino, MD, the chief medical officer for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been removed from his position by Homeland Security after a federal probe into what missteps may have led to the May 17 death of 8-year-old migrant girl, Anadith…
Illinois regulators set date to consider OSF's acquisition of closed hospital
State regulators are set to consider Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare’s application to purchase the shuttered St. Margaret’s Health-Peru (Ill.) hospital Aug. 15, local news outlet WCBU reported June 1.
Cardinal Health to construct new distribution center in South Carolina
Cardinal Health plans to build a new distribution center in Greenville, S.C., that, at 350,000 square feet, will be the biggest site dedicated to its at-home solutions business.
84% of Americans oppose religious exemptions for providing LGBTQ medical care
A recent study found 84 percent of Americans oppose allowing medical professionals to deny care to an LGBTQ person based on their religious beliefs.
Former first responder gets 29 years in co-worker's overdose death
A former California first responder was sentenced to 29 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl to two of his hospital co-workers, resulting in the overdose death of one of them.
8 Kaiser Permanente updates for ASCs to know in the last 2 months
Here are eight moves from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente that Becker’s has reported on since April 26:
5 antikickback suits to know
Here are five healthcare antikickback cases to know from the last month:
