Delaware hospitals are speaking out after not a single one received an “A” on The Leapfrog Group’s fall safety grades, CBS affiliate WBOC reported Nov. 14.
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16 health systems named Military Friendly Employers
Several health systems made the 21st annual list of Military Friendly Employers.
CRNA compensation grows 9.6%
High demand continues to affect compensation for certified registered nurse anesthetists, resulting in a 9.6% increase in median total cash compensation from 2022 to 2023, according to one new survey.
General Catalyst's team of former hospital CEOs
As General Catalyst looks to expand its healthcare presence to actually own and operate a health system, it has tapped former hospital CEOs into key leadership positions.
Payer mix in the largest for-profit health systems
The nation’s largest for-profit health systems have filed their third-quarter earnings reports, detailing payer mixes by patient service revenue, patient admissions or both in the first nine months of 2023.
Youth cancer mortality falls 24%
Youth cancer mortality fell 24% in the past two decades, the CDC’s National Center of Health Statistics found.
25% of current drug shortages are more than 5 years old
In early 2023, the number of drug shortages hit a 10-year high. A fourth of these shortages are more than five years old, and 58% are older than two years, according to a new report.
Uptake of new COVID shot grows
Nearly 14% of the nation’s adult population — about 35 million people — have received the new COVID-19 shot, according to updated estimates from the CDC.
7 healthcare 'moonshots'
The Biden administration has taken on a worthy adversary with its “moonshot” goal of halving cancer deaths over the next 25 years and, in the process, saving 4 million lives. But what other “moonshot” projects would healthcare leaders take on?
HCA-affiliated hospital names COO
Alejandro Romero is the new chief operating officer at El Paso, Texas-based Del Sol Medical Center.
