McLeod Health has opened a new medical office building on its Seacoast campus in Little River, S.C.
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Lifepoint scoops up 18 behavioral hospitals
Lifepoint Health acquired a majority ownership interest in behavioral health network Springstone, closing a deal that adds 18 hospitals and 35 outpatient locations to the Lifepoint network.
Regular cannabis users may require more anesthesia before procedures
A growing body of research and anecdotal reports indicate people who regularly use cannabis require more anesthesia during medical procedures. The challenge is getting patients to be honest about their use, experts told The Wall Street Journal in a Feb…
Hospital admission rates, by state
The national hospital admission rate is 96 per 100,000, though that varies greatly by state, according to a ranking by Kaiser Family Foundation. The ranking is based on data from the American Hospital Association’s annual survey from 1999-2021.
How Intermountain is working to better understand patient experience data
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has partnered with experience management company Qualtrics to implement its platform into its health system to better understand experience data.
Allina Health joins precision medicine research network
Minneapolis-based Allina Health has joined the Guardian Research Network, which focuses on advancing research in precision medicine.
Five-hospital system exits bankruptcy with 5 new C-suite leaders
Segundo, Calif.-based Pipeline Health, now a five-hospital system, exited bankruptcy Feb. 7
6 organizations launching nursing programs
Here are six organizations launching or expanding nursing programs:
ASC case volumes return to pre-COVID-19 levels
ASCs saw case volume return or exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health.
ASC case volumes return to pre-COVID-19 levels
ASCs saw case volume return or exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health.
