More than 150 security guards and dispatchers, who work at several Stanford Health Care facilities and clinics in the San Francisco Bay Area, will have union representation.
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Inflation, labor pressures hike Arkansas hospital project costs by 13%
The formerly $164 million expansion project at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.) is now going to cost $186 million as increased labor costs and inflationary pressures kick in, according to a Feb. 8 Talk Business report.
6 health systems using VR
Virtual reality is an exciting new technology that allows medical systems to train clinicians in the digital world.
Feb. 9-March 22
Boston-based Brigham and Women’s is partnering with medtech company Jolly Good to test its VR tools.
Miami-based Ni…
Arkansas rural hospital funding bill moves forward
An Arkansas Senate committee approved a bill that would allow rural hospitals to apply for Rural Emergency Hospital designation, opening them up to new sources of federal funds, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Feb. 9.
Real estate firm to build Colorado ASC
Broe Real Estate has plans to build a new ASC at Mineral Medical Center in Littleton, Colo., Mile High Cre reported Feb. 9.
Iowa passes $2M cap on medical malpractice damages
The Iowa Legislature has approved a bill that would cap noneconomic medical malpractice damages to $2 million in lawsuits against hospitals and $1 million in lawsuits against clinics and individual physicians, the Des Moines Register reported Feb. 8.
BayCare's new CEO selects her leadership team
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System is restructuring its leadership team under new CEO, Stephanie Conners, BSN, RN.
Starting from empathy: Inside UW Health's new brand campaign
In 2020, Madison, Wis.-based UW Health released a brand campaign, but a short time later took it off the air as the message, which was written in 2019, didn’t feel right to broadcast to a world that was grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 31 best RCM tools, per KLAS
KLAS Research, a healthcare IT data and insights company, named its “Best in KLAS” revenue cycle management tools for 2022.
General Catalyst leads $20M funding round for company digitizing clinical trials
Venture capital firm General Catalyst led a $20 million funding round for Faro Health, a cloud-computing company working on digitizing clinical trials.
