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Indiana health system to unveil new $70M hospital expansion

Warsaw, Ind.-based Parkview Health is unveiling its new $70 million hospital expansion, Parkview Kosciusko Hospital, in the new year.

CDC: MIS-C cases on the rise

The CDC has issued an alert to clinicians warning of rising cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children following COVID-19 infections.

Furloughed inmate charged with stealing UPMC hospital employee's car

A furloughed inmate who walked away from Erie, Pa.-based UPMC Hamot on Dec. 9 while receiving medical treatment at the facility is facing charges after police said he fled Erie in a car he stole from a hospital employee, the Erie Times-News reported De…

25 most affordable, fastest-growing cities in America

Multiple cities in Texas are attracting residents with affordable housing prices and moderate living costs, according to a Dec. 15 analysis from GoBankingRates.

Mount Sinai opens new $80M health center

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System opened its $80 million Mount Sinai-Harlem Health Center on Dec. 12.

Martin Shkreli appeals lifetime ban from pharma industry

Martin Shkreli — the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals who became infamous for hiking the price of a lifesaving drug by 4,000 percent overnight — has asked an appeals court to overturn an order that bars him from working in the pharmaceutical indust…

Nurses cheer on North Carolina AG's lawsuit against HCA

Unionized nurses with HCA Healthcare’s Mission Hospital are applauding the North Carolina attorney general’s litigation against the hospital operator. 

Vanderbilt taps CFO for new division

James Newman, associate vice president for finance at Nashville, Tenn,-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been appointed vice president and divisional CFO for the system’s clinical support services division, effective Jan. 1. 

'Dry promotions' are on the rise

All promotions are not created equally — and if leaders do not handle them appropriately, they could have a negative effect on employee retention, according to a Dec. 7 article in SHRM. 

Philadelphia set to be 1st city to ban medical deportations

Philadelphia is on track to becoming the first city in the U.S. to ban medical deportations, according to a CBS News report.