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Do CEOs have an empathy problem?

CEOs have a lot on their plates — but their anxieties might make them appear cold to employees, management consulting firm Korn Ferry reported this week.

This heart transplant method could increase the donor pool by 30%

A recent study found that hearts donated after circulatory death were just as effective for transplantation as hearts donated after brain death.

How Mayo Clinic is becoming the 'hospital of the future'

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is building a “hospital of the future” as it continues to operate as a tech-forward organization, with continued investments in new technologies and innovation efforts, a June 6 CBInsights report found. 

South Dakota expands Medicaid coverage: 4 CMS updates

From the expansion of South Dakota’s Medicaid program to updated COVID-19 vaccination and education guidelines for long-term care facilities, here are four key CMS developments from the past two weeks: 

2 more deaths confirmed in Virginia Mason bacterial outbreak

 Two more individuals who contracted Klebsiella pneumoniae at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center have died, bringing the total to nine patient deaths, the hospital said June 7. 

Top 8 AI uses at health systems, according to UPMC

Artificial intelligence is at the top of healthcare executives’ minds as they look to the technology to help with operational efficiency and staffing challenges, a June 8 report from the Center for Connected Medicine at Pittsburgh-based UPMC and KLAS R…

Massachusetts medical group files for bankruptcy

Quincy, Mass.-based Compass Medical Group has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy less than one week after it abruptly closed and discontinued services to about 70,000 patients, according to The Patriot Ledger.

Adventist Health takes over Bakersfield heart hospital, saves jobs

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health has acquired the Bakersfield Heart Hospital for a nominal sum and is aiming to save 300 jobs there in doing so, according to a June 6 report from The Bakersfield Californian.

Providence names South Division chief executive

Laureen Driscoll, MSN, RN, was named chief executive for the Providence South Division, which includes 17 hospitals in Northern and Southern California.

'We're doing the ASCs for the sons whose fathers have now retired': Behind a CEO's business model

Mesa, Ariz.-based Surgery Center Services of America has developed more than 300 surgery centers since its inception in 1990.