Jamestown, N.Y.-based The Chautauqua Center is notifying patients that some of their protected health information was compromised when its medical records provider WebPT experienced a data breach, WRFA reported March 6.
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HCA Florida hospital CEO to retire
Jay Finnegan is retiring as CEO of HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital in Port St. Lucie, Fla., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
Meritus Health hikes minimum wage
Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health is increasing its minimum wage from $15 to $17.
Tennessee health system names new CIO
Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center has named Tim McDermott as its new CIO.
Tampa General opens burn center, ICU
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital opened a newly renovated burn center that includes a specialized intensive care unit on March 6.
Politicians' 'quick fixes' won't fix staff shortages, physician leader says
Hospitals, health systems and ASCs are facing devastating physician and nurse shortages, and many leaders feel policy makers’ solutions are insufficient.
Tenet pushes its ASC chain: 5 numbers pointing to USPI's growth
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, is focusing on ASCs to fuel its growth.
Cancer's global economic burden to hit $25T over 30 years
An analysis of 29 cancers across 204 countries found cancer will cost the global economy 25.2 trillion international dollars in the next 30 years.
Lawrence General CEO sets retirement
Deborah Wilson, CEO of Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital, is retiring in May — closing out a 40-year healthcare career.
Moderna may test its bird flu, mpox vaccines in humans in 2023
Moderna is eyeing testing two vaccine candidates, one for mpox and another for bird flu, in humans later this year, Bloomberg reported March 6.
