The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is increasing salaries and starting pay at state hospitals and state-supported living centers to address staffing shortages, maintain competitive wages and bring hospital beds back online.
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Illinois hospital seeks approval to cut certain inpatient services
HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, Ill., is seeking state approval to discontinue the service lines of advanced inpatient rehabilitation, obstetrics and newborn nursery, pediatrics and inpatient behavioral health services, according to a Jan. 23 news…
GI Alliance in 2023: 2 notes
Here are two things to know about Southlake, Texas-based GI Aliiance going in to 2023.
SCA Health, Optum's solid start to 2023: 4 updates
Here are four updates on Optum and its Deerfield, Ill.-based affiliate, SCA Health.
HCA Healthcare in 2023: 3 moves to know
Here are three moves Nashville-based HCA Healthcare has made one month into 2023.
USPI in 2023: A new CEO and 4 more updates
Here are five updates on Dallas-based USPI one month into 2023.
Every CMS 1-star hospital, ranked by profitability
The most profitable of all 192 CMS 1-star hospitals in the nation is Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia, according to data from Sage Transparency, which was launched by the Employers’ Forum of Indiana.
CDC director gains more oversight amid structural shifts
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, will hire new leadership and reshape parts of the agency in an effort to gain more visibility and direct oversight into key areas, according to a Jan. 24 Bloomberg report.
33% of pediatric gastroenterologists report burnout: study
A study published Jan. 1 in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition concluded that pediatric gastroenterologists are at risk for emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and overall burnout.
Stanford Medicine creates Theranos-like test using single drop of blood
Researchers at Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine have developed a Theranos-like test that screens for health measures using a single drop of blood.
