A federal grand jury has indicted a Westfield, Mass., woman in connection with a fake bomb threat made against Boston Children’s Hospital, the Justice Department announced Oct. 7.
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Nationwide Children’s withheld pay for meal break even when employees worked, lawsuit alleges
A phlebotomist is accusing Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, of failure to pay employees overtime wages, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
How Mount Sinai’s Visiting Doctors Program is ‘humanizing’ the patient experience
Peter Gliatto, MD, director of Mount Sinai’s Visiting Doctor Program, said one of the greatest advantages to working in a home-based care program is that it gives physicians more time with patients and in turn humanizes the healthcare experience.
Viral ‘one chip challenge’ sending kids to hospital
The resurgence of a social media trend encouraging people to eat a chip with two of the hottest known peppers is sending some children to the hospital.
4 new ASCs in Texas
Here are four new ASCs in Texas since Aug. 19:
Staffing, supply chain shortages cost Washington hospitals $1.75B
Washington hospitals suffered “unsustainable” losses in the first six months of 2022. If circumstances do not change, more than 50 percent of the state’s acute hospitals might file for bankruptcy by 2023’s end, according to Eric Lewis, CFO of the state…
30 recent hospital, health system executive moves
The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker’s Hospital Review since Sept. 30:
BD recalls sterilization containers over infection risk
BD is recalling 17 types of metal containers that hospitals use when sterilizing surgical tools after learning some may be capable of spreading infectious pathogens, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 7.
Why hospitals won’t keep universal masking around forever
Face masks have played a crucial role in reducing COVID-19 transmission in hospitals, but clinical and infection control experts are not convinced the pandemic has set a new precedent for widespread use of facial coverings in healthcare settings.
Brigham and Women’s CFO Daniel Morash weighs in on finance trends, best practices for CFOs
With 2022 coming to a close, CFOs are looking ahead to 2023 and prospective challenges. Daniel Morash, senior vice president of finance and CFO for Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has advice for how best to navigate these challenges.
