Approximately 3% of overall healthcare carbon emissions come from inhaled agents used during anesthesia.
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DC hospital to close, lay off 485 employees
Washington, D.C.-based United Medical Center has shared plans to close April 15 and lay off 485 employees, the Washington Business Journal reported Feb. 21.
Mission Health fires employee after patient death
Ashville, N.C.-based Mission Health has terminated an employee after a patient died in an emergency department bathroom Feb. 10.
Labor regulation under Trump: 4 notes for employers
Several attorneys from Chicago-based law firm McDonald Hopkins recently hosted a webinar to discuss changes they expect to see in the labor regulation environment in the coming months, McKnight’s Senior Living reported Feb. 21.
The 'strategic move' helping Altru expand care access
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System is making strides to expand healthcare access across its regions of service in 2025.
2 Kindred Illinois hospitals to shutter, 150 jobs cut
Kindred Hospitals, a Louisville, Ky.-based network of long-term acute care hospitals, will cut more than 150 jobs as it consolidates four facilities and associated services in the greater Chicago area to two locations: Kindred Hospital Chicago-North an…
12 hospital-union elections in 2025
Hospital employees across the U.S. — including physicians, registered nurses and support staff — have voted to unionize in 2025.
U of Texas System bets on merger, partnerships to drive medical innovation
The University of Texas System, one of the nation’s largest public university systems, with 14 academic and health institutions, is eyeing several critical priorities in 2025, including integration efforts and addressing physician shortages in the stat…
The twofold challenge of an older population — and how systems are adapting
In less than a decade, older Americans are projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history, sparking conversations about the need for age-friendly healthcare.
Trinity Health 'laser-focused' on organic growth, CFO says
As hospital mergers and acquisitions continue to reshape the healthcare landscape, Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is taking a different approach: prioritizing organic growth.
