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JPMorgan healthcare business invests $25M in tech-focused fertility company

Morgan Health, the healthcare venture arm of JPMorgan, invested $25 million into Kindbody, a tech-focused fertility clinic network and benefits provider.

How hospital-at-home programs grew from 1 to more than 250

Hospital-at-home programs have grown to more than 250 around the country as hospitals — and patients — have gotten more comfortable moving care to the home, NPR reported.

What 3 hospitals are paying for EHR installs

A new EHR system can be a costly installation process for hospitals.

CIOs cut cloud projects, readjust staffing amid economic concerns

CIOs are facing pressure from CFOs and boards to cut costs amid declining economic growth and still-high inflation, The Wall Street Journal reported April 28.

California hospital to replace trauma surgeons

Long Beach, Calif.-based Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center has selected a new contractor to provide trauma services at the hospital and is parting ways with its previous team of trauma surgeons — the latest in a series of departmental shake-ups ov…

Maryland hospital cuts 150 positions, restructuring 40 others

Frederick (Md.) Health Hospital eliminated 150 vacant positions and is restructuring about 40 current filled positions, Frederick Health President and CEO Tom Kleinhanzl said in a letter to employees shared with The Frederick News-Post.

Nurses stream back to hospitals amid temp job slump

Nursing shortages are easing for some hospitals after falling pay from temp agencies and new hospital perks drive more nurses back into permanent positions, The Wall Street Journal reported May 1.

UNC Health names CFO

UNC Health, the 15-hospital system based in Chapel Hill, N.C., welcomes William Bryant back as its new CFO, effective May 1. 

85% of nurses plan to leave hospital roles 1 year from now: Survey

A nursing workforce that has been shrinking dramatically may be headed toward even greater challenges. Only 15 percent of nurses working in hospital settings say they plan to stay in their current positions one year from now, according to a survey of m…

7 dead in Virginia Mason's ongoing bacterial outbreak

Three more patients who contracted Klebsiella pneumoniae at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center have died, bringing the total to seven patient deaths, the hospital said in an April 28 update.