Dayton, Ohio-based Miami Valley Hospital is saving albuterol for high-acuity cases during an ongoing shortage of the drug, which is used to treat asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia, NBC affiliate WDTN reported March 7.
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Large study links COVID-19 to lingering gastrointestinal issues
A large new study published in Nature Communications found COVID-19 patients are much more likely to experience gastrointestinal problems a year after infection than those who haven’t had COVID-19.
Lifepoint hospital taps CEO
Beckley, W.Va.-based Raleigh General Hospital has named David Bunch its CEO.
MaineHealth names president to community health system
MaineHealth has named Barbara Sergio president of its Farmington-based Franklin Community Health Network.
UCSF taps chief strategy officer, adult services president
UCSF Health has tapped two new senior vice presidents.
Tennessee physician, wife sentenced to 20 years for prescription fraud
A Tennessee physician and his wife were sentenced to 20 years in prison each for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud.
Childhood respiratory infections increases adults' mortality risk: Study
U.K. researchers found adults who had a lower respiratory tract infection before age 2 are at higher risk of dying prematurely from respiratory disease.
Minnesota nurses might soon be able to set their staffing ratios
The Minnesota Nursing Association is building support for a proposed law that could give nurses greater say over patient-ratios, the Alexandria Echo Press reported March 7.
60+ hospitals, health systems among Newsweek's best workplaces for women
Dozens of hospitals and health systems have been selected among America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women by Newsweek for 2023.
2 urgent cares open to fill gap left by hospital fire
Brockton, Mass.-based Signature Healthcare, the system that owns a hospital that caught fire in February, opened two urgent care centers to provide outpatient services, radio station WBUR reported March 7.
