Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System have each announced actions to aid victims of Hurricane Ian.
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Nearly 900 flu patients hospitalized last week: 7 notes from the CDC’s flu report
For the week ending Oct. 1, 885 lab-confirmed flu patients were admitted to the hospital, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.
Mayo nurses vote to keep union
Nursing staff Nurses at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City (Minn.) voted in favor of continuing with representation by the Minnesota Nurses Association, according to hospital and union statements.
Longer Paxlovid course doesn’t reduce risk of rebound, study finds
A small Oct. 6 study from the National Institutes of Health found that a longer course of Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment was not more effective than its recommended five-day regimen.
Risks are low for sharing patient data, study finds
The privacy risk of patients sharing their deidentified data for medical research is low, an Oct. 6 study in PLOS Digital Health found.
Pennsylvania hospital plans to build $350M patient tower
The board of directors at State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health has approved a $350 million patient tower on the Mount Nittany Medical Center campus, State College reported Oct. 7.
Healthcare system algorithms add to disparities in cancer care
Many healthcare systems are using algorithms to identify patients for specialty care, but many underserved groups have incomplete records, resulting in more disparities, according to a study published Oct. 4 in the Journal of the American Medical Assoc…
7 gastroenterology tech innovations
Several medical institutions are implementing Medtronic’s artificial intelligence-assisted polyp detection device, GI Genius.
WVU Medicine hospital names associate chief medical officer
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has named Stuart Godwin, MD, associate chief medical officer of its Fairmont (W.Va.) Medical Center.
Saratoga Hospital taps new HR director
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based Saratoga Hospital has named Kathy LaFond its administrative director of human resources.
