Heather Corte-Real, DNP, MSN, is joining Wilson (Calif.) Medical Center as chief nursing officer.
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OSF hospital team 1st to perform pediatric heart procedure
A team at Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare’s Children’s Hospital of Illinois became the first in the world to implant an extravascular implantable, cardioverter-defibrillator in a pediatric patient who had suffered sudden cardiac arrest.
107 more women allege sexual misconduct in lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai physician
More than 100 women have filed a new lawsuit against Barry Brock, MD, an OB-GYN at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, alleging sexual misconduct. In doing so, they joined 60 other women who had previously accused him of similar charges, the…
Anna Jaques Hospital, Beth Israel Lahey Health face lawsuit over 2023 holiday hack
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., and its parent organization, Boston-based Beth Israel Lahey Health, over a December 2023 data breach that exposed the personal and medical information of 316,342 …
Telehealth company fined $358K over improper Medicare billing practice
Connecticut-based telehealth company Meditelecare, which operates in at least 17 states including Kentucky, has agreed to pay $358,514 to resolve allegations of improper Medicare billing.
5 hospitals consolidating
Here are five hospitals consolidating since Dec. 25, as reported by Becker’s:
Respiratory virus activity continues to climb: 5 notes
Respiratory illness activity remains high nationwide, with emergency department visits and positive test rates rising for COVID-19, seasonal influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, according to a Jan. 3 news release from the CDC.
$125M Washington hospital to open: 4 updates
Prosser (Wash.) Memorial Health will open a new $125 million hospital on Feb. 1.
Illinois system names new CEO
Jay Carmichael has been named president and CEO of Paris, Ill.-based Horizon Health, effective Jan. 20.
Missouri company to kickstart anesthesia drug production amid shortage
Maryland Heights, Mo.-based Sentio Biosciences has earned a contract from API Innovation Center, a St. Louis nonprofit focused on strengthening the U.S. supply chain, to develop and produce two pharmaceutical drugs used for anesthesia, according to a D…
