Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare, a division of HCA Healthcare, is in exclusive acquisition talks with Decatur, Texas-based Wise Health System’s board of directors.
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'The immediate crisis progressively engulfs us': Mississippi physicians propose healthcare fixes
The Mississippi State Medical Association said that as hospitals close across the state, access to life-saving care becomes a threat to all Mississippians, and while a debate as to why hospitals are closing remains the primary topic of discourse, “the …
In a matter of days, healthcare access deteriorates in Central California
Hospital overcrowding and healthcare access challenges have prompted two counties in Central California to issue emergency declarations in less than a week. Meanwhile, the largest health system in the region has gone out of network with several commerc…
Salesforce to cut 10% of staff
Software giant Salesforce is cutting nearly 10 percent of its workforce after a COVID-19-fueled hiring boom that saw the company nearly triple its workforce in the past four years, Bloomberg reported Jan. 4.
COVID-19 vaccine safe for youth after multisystem inflammatory syndrome: National Institutes of Health study
Young people who have recovered from multisystem inflammatory syndrome can safely receive COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a National Institutes of Health study published in JAMA Network Open Jan. 3.
Mayo Clinic accelerator launches first startup in potential $750M deal
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s cell and gene therapy accelerator has launched its first startup.
Hospital margins see eleventh-hour improvement
Hospitals experienced a slight boost to operating margins in November, but not enough to restore the median negative margins that persisted for 2022 to date.
Nursing home group sues New York state over minimum staffing law
Leading Age New York, an 80-member nursing home and care facility group, is suing New York state over a minimum staffing law and seeking an injunction to prevent the law’s enforcement, ABC 13 affiliate WHAM reported Jan. 3.
Samsung looks to bring telehealth to TVs
Samsung is looking to connect clinicians and patients through TVs with the Samsung Telemedicine app, CNET reported Jan. 3.
Labor expenses will be biggest challenge well into 2023, Fitch says
Labor expenses remain the biggest challenge facing the U.S. nonprofit hospital and health systems sector and will not fade anytime soon, Fitch Ratings said in its outlook for 2023.
