More than 21,000 nurses across 21 Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California plan to strike Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 in what National Nurses United is calling one of the largest private-sector nurses strikes in U.S. history.
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New CMS report highlights need to improve health equity data
Continuing the development of equity scores, including refining the Health Equity Summary Score, is just one of the ways CMS aims to improve data and thereby advance a fairer health system, a new report from the organization’s Office of Minority Health…
New York GI practice to become part of UVM Health Network
Gastroenterology Associates of Plattsburgh (N.Y.) will close its doors on Nov. 28, as its practice will become part of the University of Vermont Health Network based in Burlington, according to a Nov. 11 report from local news station The Sun.
Michelin-star food for the same price as frozen meals: Q&A with Northwell’s Sven Gierlinger and chef Bruno Tison
Hospitals have a reputation for bland or unhealthy food, but New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is flipping the script by hiring chefs from Michelin-star restaurants.
Why R1 RCM’s Q3 fell short of expectations, per its CEO
R1 RCM Chief Executive Officer Joe Flanagan recently cited three reasons the company’s results fell short in the third quarter.
Louisiana hospital sells surgery center for $8.95M
Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center sold its ASC in the same city for $8.95 million, The Advocate reported Nov. 11.
33 recent hospital, health system executive moves
The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker’s since Nov. 4:
‘Escape variants’ now dominant in US
Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are now dominant in the U.S., accounting for more than 40 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases, CDC data shows.
Current, former health system leaders advise planned $400M healthcare fund
Several current and former health system leaders are advising the new SemCap Health fund that aims to invest $400 million in health tech companies.
$16M in projects approved by regents at U of Iowa hospital
Projects totaling $16 million of upgrades at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics’ main location in Iowa City were approved by the board of regents, a Nov. 10 Daily Iowan report said.
