Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health has increased a credit line by two-thirds, upping it from $30 million to a maximum of $50 million, the health system said in a Feb. 7 filing.
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What the nursing degree scheme means for staffing shortages
Staffing shortages are already top of mind for hospital and health system leaders. Now, a nursing degree scheme adds a new layer to the issue, Dani Bowie, DNP, RN, who has expertise related to staffing models, told Becker’s.
Cleveland Clinic takes next step in breast cancer vaccine trial
Cleveland Clinic is moving forward with its triple-negative breast cancer vaccine in a 1b trial.
Texas medical office building acquired
A medical office building in Plano, Texas, has been acquired by real estate firm Montecito Medical, Commercial Property Executive reported Feb. 7.
NorthStar Anesthesia expanding services to Illinois health system, Delaware ASC
NorthStar Anesthesia will now provide anesthesia services for Southern Illinois Healthcare in Carbondale and Wilmington, Del.-based Limestone Surgery Center.
Oregon hospitals pushing for bill to compensate them for patients they can't discharge
The Oregon legislature is considering a bill that aims to help hospitals with the cost of boarding patients they can’t discharge, The Lund Report reported Feb. 7.
Hospitals defy price transparency rules
Most hospitals aren’t complying with federal price transparency rules that went into effect January 2021, with few consequences, according to the Fourth Semi-Annual Hospital Price Transparency Report from the PatientRightsAdvocate.org.
DOJ axes 3 antitrust healthcare policies, 'vigorous' enforcement ahead
The Justice Department paved the way to more closely scrutinize healthcare mergers, acquisitions and collaborations by withdrawing three antitrust policy statements.
Ascension Providence Hospital ending midwifery services
Ascension Providence Hospital-Southfield (Mich.) is ending midwifery services at the end of February, ABC affiliate WXYZ reported Feb. 6.
Is Gen Z's lack of job loyalty a myth?
Generation Z has been deemed noncommittal when it comes to their careers, charged with leading the “Great Resignation” and “quietly quitting” rather than shooting for promotion. However, recent data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute suggests…
