Tony Keene is no longer CEO of Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Mo., as of Jan. 13, according to a hospital statement shared with Becker’s.
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13 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs
Several hospitals and health systems are trimming their workforces or jobs due to financial and operational challenges.
COVID-19 admissions dip as XBB.1.5 spreads
Although the highly transmissible omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is gaining prevalence nationwide, COVID-19 cases are flat and hospitalizations have dipped. The data suggests the U.S. will see more of a COVID-19 “bump” this winter versus a full-fledged sur…
Healthgrades' 50 top hospitals for 2023
Healthgrades has recognized 250 hospitals nationwide for exceptional care via its “America’s Best Hospitals” awards released Jan. 17.
Healthgrades' top 2023 cardiology hospitals by state
Healthgrades has recognized hospitals nationwide for exceptional care via its “America’s Best Hospitals” awards, released Jan. 17.
Pipeline Health to exit bankruptcy under new leadership team
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has approved El Segundo, Calif.-based Pipeline Health System’s Chapter 11 plan, which will trim $330 million in debt, according to law360.com.
FTC moves to ban non-competes: What it could mean for physicians
In January, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would keep employees free from non-compete contracts. The rule would apply to full-time employees and independent contractors, both paid and unpaid.
Apple cuts CEO pay by more than 40%
Apple will adjust CEO Tim Cook’s compensation package for his target pay to drop by more than 40 percent this year, according to Bloomberg.
After preliminary denial, hospital where nurse called 911 gains full accreditation
Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center — which gained media attention after a nurse called 911 from its overcrowded, short-staffed emergency department — has been accredited by The Joint Commission after a preliminary denial.
Flu positivity drops: 6 FluView notes
Of more than 96,000 specimens tested for influenza at U.S. clinical laboratories for the week ending Jan. 7, 8.6 percent were positive, the CDC’s latest FluView report shows. This figure hovered around 25 percent for several consecutive weeks in Decemb…
