Telehealth startup Cerebral is preparing to cut about 20 percent of its staff as the company looks to streamline operations, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 24.
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UC Health taps Nebraska Medicine exec as CEO
Cory Shaw has been selected as the next president and CEO of Cincinnati-based UC Health.
Surface transmission of most respiratory viruses overhyped, experts say
Hand-washing and disinfecting surfaces doesn’t do much to curb the spread of respiratory viruses, because airborne transmission plays a much larger role, Jacob Stern wrote in an Oct. 24 piece for The Atlantic.
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital expands Neonatal Intensive Care Program
Miami-based HCA Florida Mercy Hospital expanded its Neonatal Intensive Care Program.
10 states with most unmet need for primary care physicians
The number of areas federally designated as a primary care shortage area has increased since 2021, with Delaware reporting the highest unmet need for primary care physicians, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released this month.
Spring Health names new COO
New York-based Spring Health named Robin Lloyd as the new COO.
Healthgrades’ 209 top hospitals for critical care
Healthgrades named the recipients of its 2023 Specialty Excellence Awards Oct. 25, including the top hospitals for critical care.
Patients in 13 states possibly affected by Anesthesiology Associates and Anesthesia Services breach
Patients of Anesthesiology Associates and Anesthesia Services in 13 states may have had their data stolen in a July 2022 security breach that is currently being investigated by consumer rights law firm Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz.
Strike begins at Sutter Health hospital
Members of the California Nurses Association began a five-day strike Oct. 24 at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center campuses in Oakland and Berkeley, news station KRON reported.
Where ASC consolidation is headed
Prashanth Bala, vice president of ASC operations at Shields Health in Quincy, Mass., spoke with Becker’s to discuss the trajectory of ASC consolidation.
