After GE Healthcare’s Shanghai plant momentarily closed in May for COVID-19 lockdowns, hospitals were forced to ration contrast dye, a product necessary for millions of CT scans and X-rays, and postpone some operations for months.
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Kaiser’s 22.5% raises avert nurse strike
Members of the California Nurses Association have reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente, averting a planned two-day strike by more than 21,000 registered nurses and nurse practitioners in Northern California.
CDC to assist with Ohio measles outbreak as cases rise
The CDC is sending a “small team” to Columbus, Ohio, to assist the region with investigating a measles outbreak that has now infected at least 24 children and hospitalized nine, according to CNN.
Hartford HealthCare taps Google Cloud for digital transformation
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has partnered with Google Cloud on data-powered projects to improve health equity, patient flow and value-based care across the health system.
‘Enough is enough’: AMA pushes prior authorization fix
The U.S. Senate must take the opportunity to fix prior authorization by passing the Improving Seniors Access to Care Act, the American Medical Association said in a Nov. 17 post on its website.
‘Tip of the iceberg’: Dr. Akiko Iwasaki on the challenges of diagnosing long COVID-19
Long COVID-19 has persisted as a mysterious disease affecting millions of people since the start of the pandemic. Despite this and the large number of studies that have been conducted to demystify the range of symptoms many people experience after acut…
Mayo reports $157M Q3 income, salaries and benefits increase 3.5%
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic reported a strong third-quarter operating margin despite challenges from workforce shortages and inflation.
Massachusetts hospital nurses to receive 8.5% across-the-board raises over 2 years
Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association have approved a new contract with Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center that includes raises.
Biden administration ambiguous in response to pediatric groups’ call for emergency over RSV
After pediatric groups urged federal officials to issue a public health emergency over the nation’s surge in respiratory viruses, the Biden administration said it is “ready to provide assistance” to communities in need of help, though did not specify w…
$2.4B Gundersen, Bellin merger to close Nov. 30
Bellin Health and Gundersen Health plan to begin operating as a combined health system Dec. 1, creating a $2.4 billion organization.
