Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health said it is on track to close the family birth center at its Mount Hood Medical Center on schedule even as the Oregon Health Authority said it cannot give a timeline for approval, according to multiple reports.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers want 6 months' notice before a hospital closes
A pair of Pennsylvania state representatives have drafted legislation designed to prevent abrupt hospital closures by doubling the time in which a health system must notify state and local agencies of a planned closure.
10 hospitals seeking CFOs
Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.
Costly ER labor expenses continue into early 2023 even as margins improve
Labor expenses in healthcare have been a bane for hospitals and health systems for a few years now, and they show no sign of abating in the first days of 2023, especially in the emergency room, a new report says.
Arizona hospital uses Meditech tool to fight hepatitis C outbreak
Kingman (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center is using Meditech to create patient registries for monitoring patients in a hepatitis C treatment program.
Biden's 2024 fiscal budget earmarks $1.9B for VA Cerner rollout
President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget sets aside $1.9 billion for the Department of Veterans Affair Oracle Cerner EHR modernization project, FCW reported March 9.
Biden's 2024 fiscal budget earmarks $1.9B for VA Cerner rollout
President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget sets aside $1.9 billion for the Department of Veterans Affair Oracle Cerner EHR modernization project, FCW reported March 9.
5 hospital closures in 2 months: What ASCs need to know
Several hospitals are off to a rough financial start in 2023, which has forced some to permanently close their doors.
Florida hospital self-reports fraud, will pay $2.4M
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Fla.) has agreed to pay $2.4 million after it self-reported alleged violations of the Civil Monetary Penalties Law.
3rd group of Ascension nurses votes to unionize
Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kan., have voted to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United.
