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Hurricane Ian poised to slam region’s largest ports, ‘spelling further supply-chain headaches’

With Hurricane Ian regaining strength and hundreds of hospitals at risk for flooding, the storm is headed for the region’s largest container ports, Bloomberg reported Sept. 29. 

Anesthesiologist charged with plotting to leak confidential medical information to Russia

Anesthesiologist Anna Gabrielian, MD, and her spouse, U.S. Army doctor Jamie Lee Henry, MD, were arrested for allegedly plotting to give Russia confidential medical information about members of the U.S. military and the U.S. government, according to a …

Uber Health, ShiftMed partner to provide transportation to healthcare workers

Uber Health has partnered with healthcare workforce platform ShiftMed to provide transportation to nurses and other healthcare workers to help with staffing shortages.

6 recent chief medical, nursing officer moves

Six chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker’s has covered since Sept. 26: 

West Virginia hospital to reopen following $2M in federal funding

Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital, its county’s only hospital, will reopen following a $2 million federal grant it received after being closed since 2020, CBS affiliate WYMT reported Sept. 29. 

One strike planned, another averted in Minnesota

Members of the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa have called off a planned strike at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, the Star Tribune reported Sept. 29.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist reveals plans for $450M care tower

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist plans to build a new $450 million patient care tower on its Ardmore hospital campus, Winston-Salem Journal reported Sept. 29. 

Shepherd Center to embark on $350M expansion, its largest ever

Atlanta-based Shepherd Center, a hospital specializing in brain and spinal cord injury, is planning a $350 million expansion, marking its largest-ever expansion, WSB-TV2 reported Sept. 29.

Yale New Haven Health selects new CFO

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health selected Gail Kosyla as its new CFO, according to a Sept. 28 press release shared with Becker’s.

Trial date set for Kentucky nurse charged in patient’s death

A former Kentucky nurse accused of killing a patient will go to trial June 12, 2023, Lexington Herald Leader reported Sept. 30.