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AG wants Crozer, Prospect held in contempt and fined for hospital closure

The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General has filed a petition seeking to have Crozer Health and its parent Prospect Medical Holdings held in contempt and fined $100,000 per day for violating a court order prohibiting the closure of Delaware Coun…

Leapfrog’s fall 2022 safety grades: 5 notes

The Leapfrog Group released its fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grades on Nov. 16, assigning “A” through “F” grades to nearly 3,000 general hospitals for patient safety performance.

Where are the 22 Leapfrog straight-‘A’ hospitals?

The Leapfrog Group released its fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grade on Nov. 16, assigning “A” through “F” letter grades to nearly 3,000 general acute care hospitals in the U.S. for patient safety performance. 

Where are the 14 Leapfrog ‘F’ hospitals? 

The Leapfrog Group gave 14 hospitals failing grades in its fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grades released Nov. 16.

Oracle Cerner picks up 8 new clients in Q3

Hospitals in Alabama, Hawaii, Illinois and Louisiana are moving to Oracle Cerner for their EHR technology.

Sanford-Fairview merger back on the table

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health have approved negotiations for a merger — nearly one decade after their first attempt fell through, the Star Tribune reported Nov. 15. 

Mount Sinai spinoff to lay off 500 employees; exit reproductive, women’s health testing

Sema4, a genomics company that spun out of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, said it plans to lay off 500 employees as it closes its reproductive and women’s health testing services.

$24M delayed Arkansas hospital project to open doors next month

A long-delayed hospital in southwestern Arkansas is scheduled to open Dec. 6 with 15 inpatient beds and a 10-room emergency department, a Nov. 14 KSLA report said.

Top 25 women biotech leaders of 2022, per Healthcare Technology Report

Here are the top 25 women leaders in biotech for 2022, according to Healthcare Technology Report.

Surgery Partners’ total joints jump 91%: 3 earnings call notes

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners’ executives laid out financial results and strategies in its third quarter earnings call Nov. 8.