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How MedStar patients can get physical therapy in home, chat with therapists virtually

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has partnered with tech company Luna to provide in-home physical therapy to the health system’s patients.

The 10 most, least expensive New York hospitals to get a colonoscopy

Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y., is the most expensive hospital to undergo a colonoscopy in the state, while Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., is the least expensive, according to information from data analytics company Hospital Pri…

How AI can have a tangible impact on healthcare

Artificial intelligence and machine learning can help cure some of hospitals and health systems’ most pressing burdens, including helping organizations reduce medical errors and relieving some administrative tasks for staff so they can spend more time …

'A forward-looking transaction': BJC, St. Luke's CEOs on merging 2 strong entities

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare and Kansas City, Mo.-based St. Luke’s Health System, two financially stable organizations with their own strong brands, intend to form an integrated academic health system by the year’s end. 

Redeemer Health outlook revised to negative; credit downgrade possible

Meadowbrook, Pa.-based Redeemer Health has had its outlook revised to negative amid “persistent operating losses,” Fitch Ratings said June 14.

Exeter Health, Beth Israel Lahey reach agreement with AG, closing in on summer deal

The long-awaited incorporation of Exeter (N.H.) Health Resources into Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has taken a major step forward after the New Hampshire attorney general’s office agreed to the transaction.

Nurse residency program doubles-down on ED training

Training for the first cohort of Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare’s nurse residency program is underway at seven of its hospitals. The system adopted the program with an aim to improve retention of new nurses and better equip them for the demands of emerge…

3 hospitals, health systems that received votes of 'no confidence' in 2023

In 2023, there have been three notable votes of no confidence from nurses and healthcare workers in hospitals, CEOs or health system employers.

Cincinnati Children's acquires medical office building formerly housing ASC, Beacon Orthopaedics for $2M

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital has purchased a medical office building near its Avondale, Ohio-based campus for just under $2.2 million, according to a June 14 report from the Cincinnati Business Courier. 

Children's Hospital LA to offer virtual care to local schools

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is partnering with the Los Angeles Unified School District to offer virtual care to CHLA patients 12 or older attending one of the 20 participating Los Angeles schools.