Grace Lee, MD, was named chief quality officer at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif. Her role is effective Dec. 12.
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Drug overdoses triple among older adults, CDC finds
Rates of death from drug overdoses among seniors has more than tripled in the past two decades, the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found.
750 NPs on their working relationship with physicians: 4 insights
A majority of nurse practitioners have a positive working relationship with physicians, although most also said they’d like to see their scope of practice increased, a Nov. 30 Medscape report found.
UC Davis Health rolls out low pressure surgery systemwide
UC Davis Health has adopted low pressure surgery as a standard for all laparoscopic procedures performed at the Sacramento, Calif.-based health system.
15,000 Minnesota nurses plan 2nd strike
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association plan to begin a strike Dec. 11 at 16 hospitals.
New York ASC breaks ground, relocates
The Dutchess Ambulatory Surgical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is relocating within the city, the Hudson Valley Post reported Nov. 30.
Former New York physician sentenced to 9 years for fraud — his 2nd time behind bars
A former New York physician was sentenced to prison for 111 months for fraud and identity theft as he attempted to steal almost $1 million from medical peer review companies, the Justice Department said Nov. 30. It was the second time the physician, Sp…
One GI adds Virginia practice, endoscopy group to network
One GI has partnered with the Colon, Stomach, and Liver Center and Loudoun Endoscopy Group in Lansdowne, Va.
Richmond University Medical Center to rename hospital campus
Richmond University Medical Center will rename its hospital campus in honor of former longtime board chair, Kathryn Rooney, SILive reported Nov. 30.
Mayo Clinic, Intermountain, HCA post quarterly incomes when many systems see losses
Labor challenges, rising costs, inflation and declining inpatient volumes are some of the key factors leading to many hospitals and health systems reporting third-quarter losses. However, Mayo Clinic, HCA Healthcare and Intermountain Healthcare are thr…
