Amid contract negotiations, nurses plan to rally Jan. 20 at Providence’s Oregon headquarters in Portland to call for improved paid family and sick leave standards.
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4 ways to keep your practice safe in the face of patient threats
Practices all over the country suffer from violent threats from patients, including Francavilla Brown, MD, whose practice faced a lockdown after a patient issued death threats to Dr. Brown and her staff, according to a Jan. 17 report from the American …
Nebraska children's hospital plans to open outpatient center in 2024
Omaha-based Children’s Hospital and Medical Center is set to begin construction on a 60,000-square-foot pediatric outpatient center.
$6.9M paid for North Carolina medical office building
Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired a $6.85 million medical office building in Fredericksburg, Va., according to a Jan. 13 report from Virginia Business.
Mass General Brigham, Northwell and Mayo: Where hospitals are spending their innovation dollars
From virtual nurses to artificial intelligence-powered scheduling to pill-sized robots, hospitals and health systems have started 2023 with an eye on innovation.
10 hospitals among Healthgrades' best for at least 15 years
Healthgrades’ 2023 list of America’s Best Hospitals includes 10 that have earned the recognition for at least 15 years straight.
Private equity won't lose its grip on ASC market
Private equity has weaved its way into ASCs, and healthcare experts don’t expect it to go anywhere.
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions no longer just about scale
Some of the larger merger and acquisition transactions and proposals in the healthcare sector are no longer just about economies of scale but have other goals in mind, such as improving health equity, according to a Jan. 12 report from KaufmanHall.
New York healthcare worker vaccine mandate 'null, void,' judge rules
A state Supreme Court judge has struck down New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, ABC affiliate WKBW reported Jan. 16.
MultiCare acquires 12th hospital, adding 2,700 staff
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System on Jan. 17 completed the acquisition of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital and its associated clinics.
