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Mayo nurses provide input on new facility via VR tour

Nurses used virtual reality to tour the 290,000-square-foot, $198 million Mayo Clinic hospital under construction in La Crosse, Wis., the La Crosse Tribune reported Dec. 20.

Children's Hospital New Orleans to take over operations at Baton Rouge hospital

Children’s Hospital New Orleans is affiliating with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health in a partnership that will see the New Orleans pediatric hospital take control of the Baton Rouge, La., hospital.

CommonSpirit headed into 2023: 10 things to know

CommonSpirit Health is a Chicago-based health system with the core objectives of improving health equity, building overall healthier communities, and providing groundbreaking care.

Kansas hospital closing behavioral health unit

Pittsburg, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi Hospital is closing its behavioral health department due to a lack of funding and staffing, CBS affiliate KOAM reported Dec. 19. 

Who owns this hospital? HHS aims to answer 

For the first time, anyone can view detailed information on the ownership of more than 7,000 Medicare-certified hospitals with a new data set published by HHS Dec. 20. 

Nurses' union protests nursing home closure, suspect retaliation

Nurses who recently unionized at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet, Ill., are protesting after the nursing home announced its closure, CBS Chicago reported Dec. 19.

Why urology was named the most stressful job in 2022

At the beginning of December, urology was named the most stressful job in 2022 by the Occupational Information Network. 

Phoenix Children's opens center for cleft, craniofacial care

Phoenix Children’s opened the new Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Care, adding nine providers who specialize in this form of care. 

Stony Brook University selects Dr. Patricia Bruckenthal as dean of nursing

Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, was named the dean of Stony Brook (N.Y.) University School of Nursing. 

The major benefits of physician ASC ownership

Control and convenience are two major benefits to physician ownership of ASCs, according to the most recent data from Advancing Surgical Care.