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HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital names new chief nursing officer

Adam Copher, DNP, MSN, has been named chief nursing officer of HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital in Hudson, Fla. 

The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act: 9 things to know

The House could vote this week on The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which would require hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, labs, imaging service providers and pharmacy benefit managers to meet new price transparency requirements, among severa…

Wyoming system COO to step down

Jerry Klein, COO of Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health, is stepping down from his post.

CHS suffers credit rating downgrade

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems was downgraded from “B-” to “CCC+,” Fitch Ratings said Dec. 8. 

'Health systems must accelerate their ability to transform'

Health systems have overcome many challenges in the last three years, and rapid transformation will continue for the next three driven by thinning margins, workforce shortages and technological advancements, according to executives at top health system…

Walmart pilots in-store mammograms

Walmart is expanding its foray into healthcare through a new partnership with the diagnostic imaging services company RadNet. 

Tennessee hospitals treat dozens of tornado victims

Dozens of injured people were taken to medical facilities after severe storms and tornadoes pummeled communities in the greater Nashville region in Tennessee over the weekend, The Tennesseean reported.

RSV may have peaked, data shows

Data from the CDC and anecdotal reports form hospital officials suggest respiratory syncytial virus infections have peaked in the U.S., allaying concerns that the nation could see simultaneous surges of COVID-19, flu and RSV.

Fired MetroHealth CEO drops lawsuit

Akram Boutros, MD, former CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, filed a motion to withdraw his lawsuit against the hospital’s board due to health issues, Signal Cleveland reported Dec. 8. 

9 hospitals cleared to deliver new CRISPR-based sickle cell treatment

The FDA made a historic approval Dec. 8 when it cleared Casgevy, the nation’s first medicine based on CRISPR gene-editing technology, as a treatment for sickle cell disease. Its makers are now working with hospitals to establish a network of specialize…