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Kansas hospital closing behavioral health unit

Pittsburg, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi Hospital is closing its behavioral health department due to a lack of funding and staffing, CBS affiliate KOAM reported Dec. 19. 

Who owns this hospital? HHS aims to answer 

For the first time, anyone can view detailed information on the ownership of more than 7,000 Medicare-certified hospitals with a new data set published by HHS Dec. 20. 

Nurses' union protests nursing home closure, suspect retaliation

Nurses who recently unionized at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet, Ill., are protesting after the nursing home announced its closure, CBS Chicago reported Dec. 19.

Why urology was named the most stressful job in 2022

At the beginning of December, urology was named the most stressful job in 2022 by the Occupational Information Network. 

Phoenix Children's opens center for cleft, craniofacial care

Phoenix Children’s opened the new Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Care, adding nine providers who specialize in this form of care. 

Stony Brook University selects Dr. Patricia Bruckenthal as dean of nursing

Patricia Bruckenthal, PhD, was named the dean of Stony Brook (N.Y.) University School of Nursing. 

The major benefits of physician ASC ownership

Control and convenience are two major benefits to physician ownership of ASCs, according to the most recent data from Advancing Surgical Care. 

What tax breaks physicians use most often

Contributing to a pre-tax 401(k) account is the tax break physicians use the most often, according to Medscape’s “Physicians and Taxes Report 2022.”

HHS urges healthcare organizations to check their Citrix Gateway for vulnerabilities

The HHS urged Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Citrix Gateway users to check that their systems are not vulnerable to a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability, which is being actively exploited by Chinese hackers and oth…

Fujifilm to acquire digital pathology business

Fujifilm is acquiring Inspirata, a Florida-based digital pathology business.