Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System is due to become a nonprofit entity July 1 as opposed to its current public system setup.
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51% of hospitals plan to join an interoperability network
Fifty-one percent of hospitals and health systems plan to join a health information exchange network such as the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, a May 31 survey from the American Hospital Association found.
3 ways the ANA is advocating for nurse reimbursement
Nursing’s economic value and the reimbursement of it has been neglected for decades, the American Nurses Association argues, and now it is pushing for key changes to restore how the profession is valued.
Providence nurse leader suffers near-fatal spinal cord injury in Costa Rica
A California nurse executive suffered a near-fatal spinal cord injury after a tree limb cracked, fell and crushed her in a Costa Rica adventure park, according to a May 31 ABC7 report.
Duke to cut 280 positions
About 280 positions will be eliminated from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System as it plans to “right-size and realign the structure of some of its administrative and operational functions,” Duke officials said in a statement shared with B…
Rare brain abscesses spiked in kids last winter, CDC finds
Rare brain abscesses in children sharply increased last winter amid a surge in respiratory infections, a June 2 CDC report shows.
Mercy Health debuts hospital police department
Mercy Health-Springfield (Ohio) Regional Medical Center unveiled its own police department and vehicle on May 25.
HCA system agrees to raises in new contract for Las Vegas workers
Sunrise Health System and its three Las Vegas hospitals, which are part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, have reached a tentative three-year contract with SEIU 1107.
Labor expenses still wreak havoc on health systems
Labor expenses continue to increase for large health systems across the nation as many report losses or small gains for the first quarter of the calendar year.
How Dartmouth Health handles violence toward staff
Last year, workplace violence was the fifth most common cause of workplace injury at Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health, and nurses were the most affected group.
