The former chief information security officer of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has been hired to lead cybersecurity for a New York county reeling from a ransomware attack, Huntington (N.Y.) Now reported May 2.
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BSN program enrollment fell last year, ending 20-year growth streak
Enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs fell 1.4 percent last year, ending a 20-year period of enrollment growth, new data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing shows.
3 Florida nurses vow to fight fraudulent degree charges, attorney says
Three nurses who say they legitimately earned their nursing degrees from one of the three now-shuttered Florida schools involved in Operation Nightingale are fighting to keep their licenses, according to their attorney.
Kaweah Health declining labor expenses point to signs of recovery
Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Health, whose CEO has pleaded for help to keep the health system alive, is seeing its contract labor expenses continue on a downward trend, according to a May 3 filing.
Cyberattack shuts down Tennessee medical center
A cyberattack has forced Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter to shut down.
A 'bellwether': What hospital innovation chiefs think of CVS' $10.6B deal for Oak Street Health
CVS Health’s $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health is a “bellwether” of what’s to come in healthcare as patients demand more convenient access to primary care, health system innovation chiefs told Becker’s.
New Wellstar, Augusta U Health merger enters legal review
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System and Augusta (Ga.) University Health System have finalized their merger agreement, The Augusta Chronicle reported May 2.
Colorado system's 1st female CEO to retire; COO to take helm
Parkview Health System President and CEO Leslie Barnes will retire effective May 31, and Vice President and COO Darrin Smith will succeed Ms. Barnes effective June 1, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
McLaren hospital adds three executives
McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City, Mich., has appointed three executives to its senior leadership team, the hospital said May 2.
SSM Health to build orthopedic, ophthalmology ASC
Madison, Wis.-based SSM Health plans to build an ASC that would replace a standalone emergency room, the Wisconsin State Journal reported May 3.
