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Hospitals report 300% increase in RSV cases
A surge in respiratory syncytial virus is putting severe strain on children’s hospitals nationwide. Hospitals first began seeing the unseasonable RSV rise in August. Now, many are reporting a case increase of over 300 percent compared to last month.
Dignity Health doles out $119M to aid underserved in California
Dignity Health hospitals in Bakersfield, Calif. — which include Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Mercy Hospital Downtown and Mercy Hospital Southwest — provided more than $119 million during the previous fiscal year to help underserved communities, the B…
Rush Health ‘earn-as-you-learn’ program aims to staff supply chain
A new “earn-as-you-learn” program will pay trainees to learn the supply chain, then funnel them into positions at Chicago-based Rush Health, the Chicago Sun Times reported Oct. 27.
Ohio probes physician who said COVID-19 shot magnetizes recipients
The State Medical Board of Ohio is considering whether Sherri Tenpenny, DO, a Cleveland-based osteopathic medicine physician known for spreading vaccine misinformation, should lose her license or face other penalties, cleveland.com reported Oct. 27.
Biden appoints Dr. Stephen Klasko to education sciences board
President Joe Biden has appointed Stephen Klasko, MD, an executive-in-residence with venture capital firm General Catalyst and a former health system CEO, to the National Board for Education Sciences, the White House said Oct. 27.
Why rural hospitals aren’t interested in new designation
The Rural Emergency Hospital designation is set to take effect in January, but many hospitals aren’t interested in the program, Politico reported Oct. 27.
Cancer deaths continue to decline while diagnoses hold
Cancer death rates decreased by 2.1 percent each year from 2015 to 2019 even as the number of diagnoses remained the same or increased, according to National Cancer Institute researchers.
Missouri hospital closes two pharmacies
Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System is closing two pharmacies in the Lake of Ozarks area, LakeExpo reported Oct. 27.
Northwell Holdings invests $1M in company founded by RWJBarnabas surgeon
Northwell Holdings, the venture capital arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has invested $1 million in medical device company Lazzaro Medical, which offers robotic surgery tools for tracheal repair.
