New Bern, N.C.-based CarolinaEast Health System is ending its partnership with Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health on March 31, the New Bern Sun Journal reported March 6.
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1st hospitals line up for new rural hospital designation
The first hospitals seeking CMS’ new rural emergency hospital designation have submitted their applications, Kaiser Health News reported March 6.
Penn Medicine expansion hampered by 'huge macro headwinds,' CEO says
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has a pipeline of projects on the horizon, but its CEO said the health system’s timeline has slowed, Philadelphia Business Journal reported March 6.
Atrium, Best Buy partner on home-based care
Best Buy entered into a partnership with Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, a part of Advocate Health, to enhance its hospital-at-home program.
MetroHealth CEO bonus controversy prompts increased scrutiny from county executive
Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne said he is increasingly monitoring Cleveland-based MetroHealth after the organization’s board of trustees fired former President and CEO Akram Boutros, MD, for allegedly authorizing more than $1.9 million in supp…
Dallas hospital shooting prompts proposed ankle monitor legislation
The fatal shooting of two workers inside Methodist Dallas Medical Center in October has spurred proposed legislation targeting ankle monitors, The Dallas Morning News reported March 6.
OhioHealth to build $600M women's center
Columbus-based OhioHealth is planning to build a $600 million women’s care center on the southeast side of its Columbus-based OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital.
Did the digital health bubble pop? CIOs weigh in
For many in the digital health space, the pandemic years were ones of increased funding, new startups and loose money. Recently, a dramatic drop in funding and layoffs are forcing health systems to deal with a very different digital health environment….
Former Ohio nurse sentenced in connection to patient's death
A former nurse at an Ohio nursing home has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to surrender her nursing license in connection to a patient’s death last May, the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Feb. 28.
21 thoughts on leadership from women in healthcare
In honor of Women’s History Month in March and International Women’s Day on March 8, Becker’s Hospital Review asked women in the healthcare industry to share their insights on leadership.
