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The fast rise and fall of COVID-19 billionaires

In a little less than three years, 58 entrepreneurs saw their wealth multiply at a rapid clip given their ties to businesses that met pandemic-born needs — and they just as quickly saw those new fortunes crumble, according to an Oct. 17 Bloomberg analy…

HCA donates $15M to American Heart Association for stroke initiative

HCA Healthcare and HCA Healthcare Foundation donated $15 million to the American Heart Association as part of its partnership for a national stroke initiative, an HCA spokesperson told Becker’s.

Dr. Valentin Fuster named president of Mount Sinai Heart

Cardiologist Dr. Valentin Fuster was named president of Mount Sinai Heart on Oct. 18.

9 hospitals seeking CEOs

Here are nine hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

COVID-19 tied to worse outcomes for trauma patients, even if asymptomatic

Even when asymptomatic, trauma patients with COVID-19 may be at greater risk of complications compared to those without the infection, according to new research from LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Florida hospital nurse contracted monkeypox from needlestick, CDC says

A Florida hospital nurse was exposed to monkeypox through a needlestick in July, representing the nation’s first confirmed case from a healthcare exposure, the CDC said Oct. 17.

Ground broken for Texas ASC, cancer center

Construction work on the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s upcoming McAllen Academic Medical Campus is underway, Valley Central reported Oct. 15.

Florida pain clinic barred from prescribing opioids, other medications

Tarpon Springs, Fla.-based pain clinic Phoenix Medical Management Care Centers was issued a restraining order blocking it from administering, dispensing or distributing controlled substances, the Justice Department said Oct. 17.

Reducing burnout among PAs: 7 need-to-know methods

Before the onset of the pandemic, only 12 percent of physician assistants reported feeling burned out or very burned out, compared with 40 percent in 2022, according to data from Medscape.

Atlanta charity clinics brace for medical center closure

Safety net hospitals are not the only medical facilities that could suffer from Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center’s imminent closure. Smaller local clinics are also prepping for an increased patient load, radio station WSB reported Oct. 16.