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North Carolina system to raise pay for most of its 1,800 workers

Iredell Health System, based in Statesville, N.C., said April 6 it will increase pay for nurses and other positions over the coming months. 

Greenwood Leflore gets financial lifeline, able to stay open into 2024

Cash-strapped Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore hospital will be able to maintain operations into 2024 after the infusion of some much-needed funds, according to an April 6 Mississippi Today report.

40% of Michigan nurses plan to quit: 5 notes

About 4 in 10 nurses in Michigan are planning to leave their roles in the next year, according to a study published in the journal Medicare Care.

California eyes proposals to prevent hospital closures

As California hospitals face financial challenges, lawmakers in the state are considering multiple funding efforts to prevent them from closing or ending services, CalMatters reported April 6.

California eyes proposals to prevent hospital closures

As California hospitals face financial challenges, lawmakers in the state are considering multiple funding efforts to prevent them from closing or ending services, CalMatters reported April 6.

Iredell Health System to raise nurse pay at ASC

Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System has announced pay raises for its nurses and the majority of its 1,800 employees across the whole health system, including at its ASC, according to an April 6 report from Iredell Free News. 

California hospital COO takes helm with CEO, CFO out

Lynn Buskill, chief operating officer of John C. Fremont Healthcare District in Mariposa, Calif., has officially become its interim CEO, the Mariposa Gazette reported April 6. 

'The ASC industry is limitless': 1 CEO on the outpatient setting's future

 As procedures increasingly move to the outpatient setting, ASC leaders are hopeful about the future of surgery centers in the next decade. 

8 things WHO should add to its to-do list, per health experts

The World Health Organization turns 75 on April 7. While it finalizes its updated list of pandemic pathogens — which is set to be released any day — here are a few things health experts told NPR it should add to its agenda in 2023.

15 takeaways from Universal Health Services' annual report

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers, released its annual report April 6 detailing its growth, division changes and expansion plans.