Here are five recent feel-good stories in healthcare:
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A 'warm hug': Why Virtua Health favors 'caring' over 'combative' language in marketing
When Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health needs advice for a new marketing campaign, it asks its patients what they think.
Rhode Island AG rejects application for health system sale
The Rhode Island Attorney General and state department of health have rejected an initial application requesting approval for the Centurion Foundation to purchase CharterCare Health Partners from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, a 16-hospit…
Top 10 oncology stories of May
Here are the 10 most-read oncology stories published by Becker’s in May:
Cardiologist must pay $2.6M for negligence
Shashi Ahuja, MD, must pay $2.6 million in damages for a botched procedure that left a Fort Wayne, Ind., woman with a disfigured and unusable right leg, wane.com reported May 26.
Nurses allege California hospital lacks measures to prevent violence 1 year after stabbing
Last June, two nurses and a physician at Encino (Calif.) Hospital Medical Center were stabbed in the emergency department by a patient. A year later, nurses allege the hospital hasn’t ramped up security measures enough to prevent such incidents from ha…
'The Squad': 4 women surgeons' professional, parental support network
In East Norriton, Pa., four women surgeons have formed a close relationship to support one another inside and outside the operating room.
Health systems ramp up ASC developments
Health systems across the country are expanding their outpatient portfolios and forming joint ventures to develop more ambulatory surgery centers as care continues to migrate from inpatient to outpatient settings.
Davis Health System to join Vandalia Health
Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health is looking to continue its growth in the state with a plan to incorporate Elkins, W.Va.-based Davis Health into its system.
HCA hospital in Texas names COO
Marcus Jackson was named COO of Medical City Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
