With the largest workforce in the city, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital works to ensure its nearly 20,000 employees have the support, resources and opportunities they need to thrive — both professionally and personally.
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1st Ohio human bird flu case detected: 4 updates
A farmer in Mercer County, Ohio, has tested positive for H5N1 influenza, marking the state’s first human case of bird flu.
Hospital labor, drug expenses rising: 18 statistics
Rising costs are reshaping the financial landscape for hospitals nationwide, but the impact isn’t uniform.
58 hospital and health system CMIOs and CNIOs to know | 2024
The role of the CMIO and CNIO has expanded and evolved in recent years with the rapid development of AI, EHR systems and other technologies.
How a New York CIO aims to 'minimize the cognitive burden' for clinicians
Easing the cognitive burden on clinicians will be a major focus for a newly appointed New York health system IT chief.
Blood test finds early stage pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy: 4 study notes
A new blood test has been found to detect early stage pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy when used alongside a carbohydrate antigen 19-9 test, according to a study published Feb. 12 in Science Translational Medicine.
CommonSpirit CFO: Q2 results 'encouraging,' but challenges remain: 7 things to know
Chicago-based CommonSpirit reported an operating income of $135 million (1.3% margin) in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the three months ended Dec. 31, down from a $356 million operating gain (3.5% margin) in the same quarter the previous year…
California ASC adds robotic surgery system
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Sansum Clinic, owned by Sutter Health, has implemented the Da Vinci 5 system for robotic surgeries at its Foothill Surgery Center, KEYT reported Feb. 14.
Are West Virginia's CON laws harming rural healthcare?
In a recent column published in Hurricane Breeze Newspaper, state delegate Scot Heckert argued that West Virginia’s certificate-of-need laws are necessary to protect rural healthcare services.
Flu deaths surpass COVID-19 for 1st time since pandemic began: 5 updates
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, more people in the U.S. died of influenza than from COVID-19, according to CDC data for the week ending Jan. 25.
