In 2021, 32,127 more males died from cancer in the U.S. than females. Males accounted for nearly 53 percent of the 605,213 total cancer deaths across the country, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Northwell to provide telehealth services to the U.S. State Department
Northwell Direct, an employer health services provider owned by New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has been selected to provide telehealth consulting services to medical providers in the U.S. State Department.
UR Medicine opens orthopedic ASC
The University of Rochester Medicine Center for Orthopaedics and Physical Performance Surgery Center in Henrietta, N.Y. opened, Hammes Healthcare said May 31.
Intermountain, University Hospitals back $20M clinician workforce data company
The venture capital arms of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and Cleveland-based University Hospitals joined in a $20 million series B financing round for clinical workforce intelligence company Axuall.
Minnesota governor signs nurse safety, merger oversight bills
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed two bills central to separate healthcare controversies into law on May 26.
Novant Health to open $180M hospital in June
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health will open a 168,000-square-foot hospital in Ballantyne, N.C., on June 12, according to the Charlotte Business Journal.
Kaleida Health selects chief nursing officer
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health appointed Marjorie Quint-Bouzid, DPA, BSN, RN, chief nurse executive.
Nurses union doubts UMass Memorial Health's reason for closing maternity unit
The Massachusetts Nurses Association is questioning UMass Memorial Health’s stated reasons for closing a maternity ward in Leominster, Mass.
8 recent hospital, health system executive resignations
A number of hospital and health system executives have recently stepped down or announced plans to step down from their positions.
EHR vendors: The big winners from the past 5 years
From 2017 to 2022, Epic was by far the most successful EHR vendor and the only one to gain hospital beds, according to KLAS Research.
