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Senator questions private equity's role in employee death, assaults at Iowa hospital

Private equity involvement in a rural hospital in Iowa raises questions over a possible link with the recent death of a hospital staff member there and the subsequent discovery of sexual assaults on several female patients, Sen. Chuck Grassley said Mar…

Amazon to lay off 9,000

Retail and tech giant Amazon plans to cut 9,000 workers after the company laid off 18,000 workers in January, CBS News reported March 20.

Nicklaus Children's launches VR driving program

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has launched a virtual reality driving program for autistic and neurodivergent teens preparing to take their driver’s exam.

Buffalo General joins with Mount Sinai, UPMC to host Synchron's brain-computer interface tech trial

The Gates Vascular Institute at Buffalo (N.Y.) General Medical Center is partnering with brain-computer interface company Synchron to launch a trial exploring restoring functionality to patients with severe paralysis. 

Top 5 nursing homes by state, per Newsweek

Newsweek and Statista, a global data research firm, have released their “2023 America’s Best Nursing Homes” list.

Beth Israel Lahey taps former Mount Sinai exec as chief clinical officer

Beth Israel Lahey Health has named Robert (Rob) Fields, MD, as executive vice president and chief clinical officer.

Optim Health's new CFO: 3 things to know

At the beginning of March, Julie Wittwer was named chief financial officer at Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Health System, providing services at its ASCs, outreach clinics and hospitals. 

PrEP pill gained traction for white gay men — why not others?

While HIV preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, has made significant strides in preventing transmission of the virus since it was approved by the FDA in 2012, usage of the pill is much more common with gay and bisexual white men than any other group, NBC r…

Missouri system eliminates 5 hospital leadership roles

Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care is eliminating five hospital leadership positions across the organization, spokesperson Eric Maze confirmed to Becker’s March 20. 

Pediatric care access is worsening: 7 figures to know

Pediatric care access has been in decline since even before the pandemic. Forty states saw declines in pediatric bed availability prior to 2020, according to CNN, and now compounding factors are exacerbating the issue.