Gloria Carter, MSN, RN, chief nursing executive at Dignity Health’s Long Beach, Calif.-based St. Mary Medical Center, has been appointed to lead the city’s workforce development agency.
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Glasses chart nurse stress levels at Texas hospital
Researchers at College Station-based Texas A&M University are monitoring nurses’ eye movements with special glasses. They hope the results will point to causes of stress and burnout, according to a Nov. 8 article on the university’s news site.
Nurse who called EMS on own hospital speaks out
The nurse who called emergency services in response to staffing issues at Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center spoke out about her decision and the events leading up to the call in a Nov. 8 opinion piece for Nurse.org.
OSU Wexner Medical Center granted $1.48M to develop tech aimed at reducing burnout
Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has received a $1.48 million state grant to develop new technology aimed at reducing employee burnout.
Duke LifePoint hospital could lose its Medicare contract — again
CMS is threatening to end Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center’s Medicare contract for the second time this year after the agency said the hospital is breaking a federal law that ensures access to emergency care.
Maryland hospital names senior VP of strategy
Kristin Feliciano was named senior vice president of strategy for University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, according to a Nov. 8 news release shared with Becker’s.
Merit Health Central could cut more services
Jackson, Miss.-based Merit Health Central has already discontinued a number of its services. It may be planning to end more still, according to local news station WAPT.
How long physicians plan on being self-employed
Thirty-four percent of self-employed physicians plan to continue being self-employed for another one to five years, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Self-Employed Physicians Report.”
10 most common certificate-of-need categories
Thirty-six U.S. states and Washington, D.C., require certificates of need for the approval of new healthcare projects and expenditures.
IHS should pay Arizona tribal hospital $17.4M, HHS says
HHS says the Indian Health Service, the federal group responsible for Native American healthcare services, should pay an Arizona hospital $17.4 million the IHS is currently withholding because of “duplicative” services funding, according to a Nov. 7 La…
