In the first two years of the pandemic, St. Louis Children’s Hospital saw the average number of children and teens needing treatment for gunshot wounds increase by 50 percent, St. Louis Public Radio reported Jan. 18.
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U.S. Treasury taking 'extraordinary measures' to keep paying Medicare providers
The U.S. hit its $31.4 billion debt limit, prompting the Treasury Department to employ accounting maneuvers designed to buy a few months’ time for lawmakers to raise or suspend the cap, The New York Times reported Jan. 19.
CommonSpirit faces another lawsuit for data breach
A class action lawsuit, filed Jan. 13, accuses Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health of failing to protect patients’ personal information from a recent ransomware attack on the health system.
CommonSpirit faces another lawsuit for data breach
A class action lawsuit, filed Jan. 13, accuses Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health of failing to protect patients’ personal information from a recent ransomware attack on the health system.
5 hospitals closing service lines
Below are five hospitals ending services that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 10:
Texas health system unveils new branding
Paris (Texas) Regional Medical Center will now be called Paris Regional Health.
Seattle Children's offering virtual urgent care
Seattle Children’s will now offer virtual urgent care.
Car crashes into Massachusetts medical office building, leaving 2 injured
A vehicle crashed into the Outer Cape Health Services medical office building in Wellfleet, Mass., on Jan. 18, according to a Jan. 19 report from CapeCod.com.
Woodside Health, Heitman team up for medical office building venture
Cleveland-based medical office building management firm Woodside Health and Chicago-based real estate investment firm Heitman have partnered to recapitalize a 10-property medical office building portfolio, according to a Jan. 18 report from ConnectCRE….
Hospitals laying off workers: What ASCs need to know
At least four hospitals and health systems have announced plans to cut jobs because of financial and operational challenges since the beginning of the year.
