Holly Springs, Miss.-based Alliance HealthCare System is transitioning to rural emergency hospital status, meaning it will end all inpatient care services, Mississippi Today reported March 31.
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Christus Health names system director of clinical informatics
Ahmad Sharif, MD, has been named system medical director of clinical informatics at Irving, Texas-based Christus Health.
Wellstar to fund Augusta University health system ASC
Atlanta-based Wellstar Health System and Augusta (Ga.) University Health System have signed a 40-year partnership agreement, in which Wellstar will provide $800 million to the university over 10 years, with part of the funding going toward a new ASC, a…
10 new ASCs in March
Becker’s has reported on 10 ASCs opened or announced in March:
3 numbers making physicians nervous
Here are three key statistics making physicians nervous:
Northwestern hospital workers allege staffing crisis
Amid contract negotiations with Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital, members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Illinois are publicizing their concerns about staffing and pay.
Michigan physician convicted in patient's fatal overdose
A federal jury has convicted a Michigan physician on 21 charges related to the unlawful distribution of prescription drugs and a patient’s overdose death, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said March 31.
Illinois health system moves to Meditech EHR in $12M switch
Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers is going live April 1 with a new $12 million Meditech EHR.
Why digital, innovation leaders left Novant Health
The digital and innovation leaders who recently departed Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health told Charlotte Business Journal the moves were planned and part of a larger restructuring at the health system.
Dr. Michael Chmell retires as OrthoIllinois ASC medical director after 19 years
Michael Chmell, MD, retired from his position of medical director at OrthoIllinois Surgery Center in Rockford.
