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U of Iowa pushing for orthopedic focus at new project despite objections

A controversial new hospital project in North Liberty, Iowa, is once again making the news as its University of Iowa Health Care operators are highlighting the location’s future use as a major orthopedic center against local community wishes, The Gazet…

Lancaster General rescinds $25 per employee holiday gift amid 'challenging economic times'

Lancaster (Pa.) General Health System, part of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, canceled employee holiday bonuses because of rising costs, inflation and “radical changes” in healthcare, according to LNP | Lancaster Online.

Portsmouth Regional Hospital names new chief medical officer

Brian Sanders, MD, will take on his new role as chief medical officer at Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital on Jan. 16.

5 ways providers reduced denials in 2022

Upgrading and replacing previous claims technologies was the most common way providers worked to reduce claims denials in 2022, according to a recent report from Experian Health. 

Galen College of Nursing to open 2nd location in Virginia

Richmond, Va.-based Galen College of Nursing is opening a second campus in Roanoke in 2023, a move aimed at helping to grow Virginia’s nursing workforce. 

5 hospitals closing departments or ending services

Several healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.

How Trinity plans to boost its balance sheet by $1.5B in one year: Q&A with CEO Mike Slubowski

Operating margin declines characterized 2022 for many hospitals and health systems, which continue to battle ubiquitous challenges that include workforce shortages, declining inpatient volumes and the rising cost of supplies, drugs, equipment and labor.

Year in review: 2022's Administrators of the Week

Here is a look back at 12 ASC administrators recognized by Becker’s in 2022:

How UPMC created an innovation hub in Pittsburgh

UPMC has created an innovation hub in its home base of Pittsburgh by greatly expanding its cancer research and precision medicine footprints, Pittsburgh Business Times reported Jan. 3.

5 Texas Heart Institute leaders to know

The Texas Heart Medical Group recently rebranded to the Texas Heart Institute, a preventative cardiology practice that has been serving the state for over 60 years.