The U.S. resumed its program that ships four free COVID-19 tests to every household Dec. 15 as the mostly vaccinated but scarcely boosted nation braces for a winter surge in cases.
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Texas hospital downgraded as margins, liquidity weaken, Moody's says
Gaines County, Texas-based Seminole Hospital District received a downgrade by Moody’s on Dec. 14.
Resigned MetroHealth board member defends former CEO
Terry Monnolly, a MetroHealth board member who resigned after Akram Boutros, MD, was fired as the Cleveland-based health system’s president and CEO, is defending Dr. Boutros amid a bonus controversy, cleveland.com reported Dec. 14.
Blount Memorial could switch to nonprofit status
Troubled Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital is considering a move from a government-owned entity to an independent nonprofit, the Daily Times reported Dec. 13.
Providence, HealthPartners team up with Helix to monitor respiratory viruses
The CDC has awarded Helix a $5 million contract to develop a pan-respiratory viral surveillance program with Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners.
Hospital CEO exits climb in what may be bellwether for C-suites
The number of CEO changes at hospitals and health systems climbed 300 percent in November after a slowdown the month prior, according to a Dec. 14 Challenger, Gray & Christmas report.
4 themes for successful infection prevention amid a pandemic: Study
After evaluating intensive care units with elevated rates of healthcare-associated infections that participated in a federal quality improvement program, a study published Nov. 21 in BMJ Open Quality identified four themes to maintain infection prevent…
Vanderbilt Health suspends hospital's chief of staff after arrest
The Vanderbilt Health network has suspended one of its hospital’s chief of staff following his arrest after a holiday work party over the weekend.
US hospitals see rise in invasive strep A infections behind 15 UK deaths
At least four children’s hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in severe strep A infections, NBC News reported Dec. 14.
Nurse gets prison for diverting opioids from New York cancer patients
A nurse has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for tampering with and stealing controlled medications while working at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y., the Justice Department said Dec. 13.
