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Tallahassee hospital begins taking more EMS patients after IT security incident

Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has started taking more emergency patients as it brings its computer systems back online after a Feb. 2 IT security event.

Bankrupt Borrego Health has a potential buyer

Palm Springs, Calif.-based federally qualified health center DAP Health has made a bid to acquire bankrupt clinic chain Borrego Health.

MU Health Care does not have enough cash to cover expenses for 200 days

Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care is facing financial constraints and does not currently meet the system’s target for cash on hand, the Columbia Missourian reported Feb. 9.

Tenet to pump $250M a year into M&As to strengthen foothold in outpatient market

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is focused on continuing to grow its hospital business while simultaneously expanding its outpatient surgery center portfolio by acquiring and developing more ASCs through its subsidiary United Surgical International Partn…

Olive AI lays off 215 employees

Artificial intelligence company Olive laid off 215 employees Feb. 9, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.

Allina Health delays Minnesota hospital project as inflationary pressures bite

Minneapolis-based Allina Health is delaying its new Cambridge Medical Center amid concerns over rising costs brought about by inflation and hikes in labor and supply expenses, according to a Feb. 9 County News Review report.

HCA, Tenet among systems least compliant with price transparency rules

The largest health system in the U.S. doesn’t have any hospitals meeting price transparency regulations, according to a report from patientrightsadvocate.org.

43% of rural hospitals are in the red: 6 things to know

With the end of pandemic-era relief programs, the rural health safety net is under renewed pressure, according to a Feb. 7 report from healthcare advisory firm Chartis Group. 

Pennsylvania medical office building with ASC, GI practice acquired

A medical office building in Bensalem Township, Penn., has been acquired by real estate firm Montecito Medical.

Nurse viewpoint: Mandatory staffing ratios are the wrong fight

Mandatory nurse staffing ratios are a temporary solution to a larger issue and will not bring about the respect the profession deserves, Kathleen Bartholomew, MN, RN, a national speaker and nurse advocate, wrote in an op-ed for Nurse.org. Instead, nurs…