Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health is offering registered nurses $3,000 to $15,000 sign-on bonuses to address staffing shortages at its hospitals in the state, The Piscataquis Observer reported May 5.
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'Almost unheard of': New Jersey hospital shrinks 'left without being seen' rate to nearly zero
At Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., key emergency department statistics including “left without being seen” and “average time to see a physician” are at record lows, said Maria Aponte, BSN, RN, administrative director of emergency…
NYC Health + Hospitals reports a 15% nurse vacancy rate
A shortage of nurses at NYC Health + Hospitals is leading to more reliance on temporary nurses and higher staffing costs, New York’s state comptroller said May 4.
CIOs on the move: 3 recent appointments
Here are three recent CIO appointments Becker’s has reported on since April 24:
Georgia ups penalties for workplace violence, allows for hospital police forces
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation May 2 that increases penalties for people who commit violence against healthcare workers and allows hospitals to establish campus police forces.
WHO ends COVID-19 global health emergency: 2 updates
COVID-19 has dropped to the fourth leading cause of death after being the third in 2020 and 2021, a May 5 CDC report found. On the same day, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said COVID-19 is no longer a global…
Student dies amid outbreak of unknown illnesses at Detroit school
Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of unidentified illnesses at an elementary in Detroit, NBC News reported May 4.
IU Health evaluating $755M in bonds
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health is planning to potentially raise $755 million through bonds in 2023 for capital projects or to address debt issues.
Texas hospital fined for price transparency violation plans to appeal
One of the two hospitals recently fined by CMS for price transparency violations said it is now in compliance with the requirements and plans to appeal the fine, NBC affiliate KFDX reported May 4.
6 recent major gifts to health systems
Hospitals and health systems have long been a favorite beneficiary of philanthropists.
