University Hospitals’ Richmond Heights (Ohio) Medical Center will close its behavioral health unit, the last unit in operation at the hospital, on Dec. 17, according to cleveland.com.
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GE Healthcare to cut debt, explore acquisitions after spinoff
GE Healthcare is looking to cut debt, bring down costs and pursue tuck-in acquisitions after it spins off from GE in January, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 8.
Weill Cornell CIO Dr. Curtis Cole named university's 1st chief global information officer
Curtis Cole, MD, CIO for New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine, has been named inaugural vice president and chief global information officer of Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University.
10 biggest healthcare moves from Google in 2022
From entering into an agreement with EHR vendor Epic to helping some of the biggest health systems improve health equity through data, Google is continuing its push into the healthcare industry.
New York hospital network still recovering after a November cybersecurity incident
New York City-based One Brooklyn Health’s hospitals are still working to fully restore some of its IT and EHR systems after a November cybersecurity incident caused three of its hospitals to shut them down, GovInfoSecurity reported Dec. 8.
Cedars-Sinai workers to strike
Members of Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are set to begin a five-day strike Dec. 12 at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey (Calif.) Hospital.
$20M gift to support health tech innovation at Cornell
New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Tech have received a $20 million gift to collaborate on health tech innovation.
VillageMD, CareCentrix leader departs Walgreens board after tiff over independence
Steven Shulman, a healthcare executive with ties to VillageMD and CareCentrix, has resigned from Walgreens’ board after a spat with other members over whether he was an independent voice, according to a securities filing.
How private equity dug deeper into the ASC industry in 2022
Private equity has made a name for itself in the ASC industry in recent years, and ASC leaders expect to see the trend continue.
5 states cracking down on physician-patient sexual abuse
California has passed a law that will go into effect next month barring any physician who has engaged in sexual misconduct with a patient from practicing in the state, according to a Dec. 9 report from Medscape.
