Children’s hospitals across the country are at or above capacity amid a surge in respiratory illnesses, with some describing waiting rooms with as many patients waiting for a bed as occupied beds, NBC News reported Nov. 8.
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10 health systems with strong finances
Here are 10 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service.
The right and wrong way to conduct mass layoffs
Mass layoffs are hitting Silicon Valley, and tech companies must ensure they are doing it right and with compassion in order to keep from hurting their financial performances and future success, Vox reported Nov. 8.
Private equity-backed eyecare MSO expands with 3 Kansas practices
Vision Integrated Partners, a managed services organization, has expanded its Kansas network with the addition of three ophthalmology practices.
Meet R1 RCM’s new top executives
R1 RCM will have a new CEO and new president come Jan. 1. Here is information about Lee Rivas and John Sparby, who will be stepping into the CEO and president roles, respectively, according to the company’s website:
North Carolina hospital chooses Oracle Cerner for EHR
Elkin, N.C.-based Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital has selected Oracle Cerner for its EHR system, The Elkin Tribune reported Nov. 9.
Admissions for young patients with eating disorders rose during COVID-19’s first year
Among young people, demand for both inpatient and outpatient care for eating disorders grew in the first year of the pandemic, according to a case series study published Nov. 7 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’
The American Medical Association and American Nurses Association were among dozens of medical groups who warned that staffing shortages have brought emergency department boarding to a “crisis point” in a Nov. 7 letter to President Joe Biden.
Ohio hospital closing earlier than planned due to patient safety concerns
Cleveland-based St. Vincent Charity Medical Center will end inpatient and emergency room care Nov. 11, four days before originally planned, to ensure patient safety, according to clevelend.com.
HCA to change name of Virginia hospital
John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Va., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, will be renamed TriCities Hospital.
