Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System has cut down on travel nurses, delaying patient care in at least one instance, KTVZ reported April 5.
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Yale: Why prioritizing DEI matters within infectious diseases
As COVID-19 raged on in early 2020, disproportionately affecting communities of color, New Haven, Conn.-based Yale physicians and professors joined together to form the Infectious Diseases Diversity, Equity and Antiracism consortium to address systemic…
Building housing for New York's homeless and improving health outcomes at the same time
NYC Health + Hospitals serves approximately 50,000 unhoused patients across the city, about half of whom are in long-term shelters.
Infertility is a challenge for 1 in 6: WHO
Roughly 17.5 percent of adults worldwide experience infertility issues, a new report from the World Health Organization has found.
Most workers get less pay than they ask for
Most people do not get the higher pay they ask for when taking a new job — but most people do not even ask, according to Fortune.
Washington state governor purchases 3-year supply of abortion drug
While the nation awaits a decision out of a Texas court that could drastically shape access to medication abortion nationwide, Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington decided to buy a three-year supply of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortio…
Inspira Health names first female board chair
Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health Network has named Elizabeth Ryan chair of its board of trustees, effective April 5.
Montana hospital expands life-saving services, seeks level 1 trauma status
As dozens of hospitals and medical centers close nationwide, St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Mont., is expanding its services. The Intermountain Health-owned facility will now offer emergency air and ground transport services to its patients in Mon…
10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From a jury awarding nearly $34 million to the parents of a boy who suffered severe brain damage at a Maryland hospital, to a Michigan health system and two physicians paying $69 million to settle False Claims Act allegations, here are 10 hospital laws…
Oregon hospitals will 'struggle to remain sustainable' if losses continue, leader says
Oregon hospitals are in one of the worst overall financial positions in decades and will struggle to remain sustainable if losses continue.
