Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Selynto Anderson, PhD, its first chief equity and inclusion officer.
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Leaders of the 4 largest physician groups
Here are the leaders of the four largest physician groups by number of physicians, pulled from a July report from Definitive Healthcare:
Slashed services, historic raises and a nurse calling 911: What’s happening in Washington?
Washington hospitals have made a number of headlines recently. The state’s hospitals lost $1.75 billion in the first half of 2022. Multiple health systems promised employees raises of 20 percent or greater. Understaffing led a Washington nurse to call …
Physicians’ toughest ethical dilemma
Medscape laid out physicians’ biggest ethical dilemmas in its “Right and Wrong in Medicine: Life, Death and Wrenching Choices” report published Nov. 2
3 fast facts on ASC staffing costs
Here are three breakdowns on ASC staffing costs from VMG Health’s 2022 “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study:”
The ‘boomerang’ strategy: 2 health systems tap former employees to fill empty roles
Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. continue to face exacerbated staffing shortages, forcing them to tap into even more creative and intentional approaches with recruitment and retention. At Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical…
3 recent ASC accreditations
From bariatric care to knee replacements, here are three new ASC accreditations Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 23.
Confluence Health freezes hiring of most nonclinical roles
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health is placing a temporary freeze on hiring most nonclinical positions.
Maine system offers tuition reimbursement for nursing students
Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston will offer nursing students financial assistance through a new tuition reimbursement program, the health system said Nov. 1.
Elon Musk set to lay off 3,700 Twitter employees following takeover
Elon Musk plans to lay off 3,700 Twitter employees, roughly half the workforce, following his $44 billion takeover of the social media giant, Bloomberg reported Nov. 2.
