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St. Luke's Health System rolls out Meditech's 'smart' pump integration

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System implemented Meditech’s smart pump infusion integration into its Baxter Spectrum IQ infusion system so that the health system’s medical records and IV pumps can communicate electronically.

3 universities working to graduate students faster, curb health worker shortages

Universities across the U.S. are accelerating curriculum tracks to graduate medical students faster and help curb the ongoing healthcare workforce shortage.

Washington hospitals will 'cease to exist' if losses continue, leaders say

Washington hospitals are in dire financial straits. Service cuts and closures are inevitable if such losses continue, The News Tribune reported March 22. 

Providence suffers 2nd downgrade in a few days

Renton, Wash.-based Providence had its second downgrade in less than a week amid higher expenses that helped lead to steeper-than-expected losses and an expectation of a multiyear recovery.

Stay nimble and surround yourself with talent: The pandemic lessons that stuck with CEOs 3 years later

It’s been three years since COVID-19 crept across the U.S., with the World Health Organization declaring the virus outbreak a pandemic in March 2020. Though the early days of the pandemic are over, hospital and health system CEOs told Becker’s there ar…

Bon Secours Mercy Health launches plans to boost system as it reports $402.9M operating loss

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health said it has put in place a number of initiatives that could boost the system by $280 million.

Bon Secours Mercy Health launches plans to boost system as it reports $402.9M operating loss

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health said it has put in place a number of initiatives that could boost the system by $280 million.

ivermectin4covid.com is violating drug law, FDA warns

The site www.ivermectin4covid.com, which touted ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment despite a lack of clinical evidence, is temporarily suspended after the FDA warned the site of violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

InSpan awarded patent for treating spinal stenosis and fusion in ASCs

InSpan, an interspinous-interlaminar fixation device, has been implanted in thousands of degenerative spine disease patients since its FDA clearance in 2010 and has now been granted a patent for its interspinous technique and instruments designed for t…

50+ health system chief experience officers to know | 2023

Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to honor these impactful chief experience officers for hospitals and health systems across the U.S. for 2023.