OB-GYN Associates of Iowa City & Coralville (Iowa) has filed for bankruptcy following a malpractice judgment of $97.4 million, CBS affiliate KMTV reported Nov. 2.
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Oregon nurses fight for staffing mandates; hospitals call them punitive
The Oregon Nurses Association plans to introduce a bill that will limit the number of patients a hospital nurse can be assigned — a measure hospitals oppose, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Nov. 2.
8 drugmakers’ Q3 results: Who’s up, down
As the U.S. approaches an earlier and more severe season of multiple viruses, here’s how eight drugmakers ended their third quarter financially:
Federal lawsuit filed against Rush over tech company data sharing
Chicago-based Rush University System for Health is being sued in federal court for allegedly sending patient information to tech companies.
Baptist, Encompass Health to build $40M rehab center
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health plan to build a rehabilitation hospital in Louisville, Ky.
631 rural hospitals at risk of closure by state
Across the U.S., a total of 631 rural hospitals — or about 30 percent of all rural hospitals — are at risk of closing in the immediate or near future due to persistent financial losses on patient services, inadequate revenues to cover expenses, and low…
Nursing home groups request public health emergency extension
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living sent a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting an extension of the public health emergency.
Paragon Surgery Center administrator on developing positive relationships with physicians and staff
Deborah Herdman, RN, is administrator at Paragon Surgery Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Ohio system CEO to retire
Fred Manchur is retiring as CEO of 14-hospital Kettering (Ohio) Health.
Half of hospitals spend 1.4% or less of operating expenses on charity care
The median proportion of operating expenses hospitals dedicate to charity care is 1.4 percent, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
