New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center received a $40 million gift from Henry Kravis in honor of his wife, Marie-Josée Kravis, vice chair of the MSK board of trustees.
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Envision to layoff 329 employees amid bankruptcy filing
ASC operator and physician services company Envision has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, restructuring to deal with $7 billion in outstanding debt. Under the restructuring agreement, AmSurg will buy all ASCs held by Envision for $300 million.
35 systems among Forbes' best employers for new grads
Forbes recognized 35 health systems on its annual list of “America’s Best Employers for New Grads,” released May 23.
Kaiser shelves plans for outpatient complex
Kaiser Permanente has decided that it will not buy a property in Live Oak, Calif., where it had planned to develop a 160,000-square-foot medical building, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported May 21.
Patient wants cyber-suit against Lehigh Valley Health to stay alive
A Lehigh Valley Health Network patient, whose breast cancer treatment photos were posted to the dark web by a Russian ransomware gang after a cyberattack at the health system, is trying to keep her lawsuit against the Allentown, Pa.-based system alive,…
Iowa hospital discloses data breach
Osceola, Iowa-based Clarke County Hospital is notifying current and former patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised after an unauthorized third-party accessed its network.
'Almost the Uber of how we deliver care': UVM Health CEO on creative rural staffing solutions
The CEOs of three New England health systems said they are struggling to find staffing in rural communities even as they increase training opportunities, NBC affiliate WPTZ reported May 22.
Washington hospital loses expansion funds by 5 votes in special election
Voters narrowly rejected a bond that would have provided extra financial support to Ilwaco, Wash.-based Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics, according to the Chinook Observer.
A nurse's 'gut feeling' could stop hospital violence before it happens
Hospitals across the country are responding to the recent surge in violence against healthcare workers by launching violence prevention campaigns to spread the message to all who enter: acts of aggression will not be tolerated here.
Google's 5 top-searched injuries
The five most searched injuries on Google are related to orthopedics and sports medicine.
