Shuttered Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital is selling farmland it owed for more money than it anticipated in just six minutes of auction bidding, but still owes more than $30 million to creditors, according to an Oct. 24 Fresnoland report.
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Missouri hospital goes live with AI workflow tool
Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital went live with RapidAI, an artificial intelligence-powered clinical decision-making tool that assists clinicians dealing with stroke patients.
Biden awards oncologist National Medal of Technology and Innovation
President Joe Biden awarded immunotherapy pioneer and longtime oncology physician Steven Rosenberg, MD, PhD, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation on Oct. 24.
New York system taps pharmacy director
A three-hospital system in Oswego, N.Y., filled its pharmacy director position with Sarah Driscoll, PharmD, who has been in the role in an interim capacity since June.
Microsoft, Alphabet CEOs tout health system partnerships
The chief executives of Microsoft and Google parent company Alphabet touted their health system partnerships in the Big Tech firms’ Oct. 24 earnings calls.
60% of cancer patients visit the ER soon after diagnosis
About 60% of newly diagnosed cancer patients made at least one visit to the emergency department for symptoms, but only half of those resulted in hospitalization, a UT Southwestern Medical Center study found.
Chief medical officer role gets a makeover
The chief medical officer role is expanding.
Illinois health system pilots virtual nursing
OSF HealthCare, based in Peoria, Ill., is testing virtual nursing in three medical-surgical units.
The top 5 countries for physician pay
The United States ranks second among countries for paying physicians the highest average annual salary, according to an Insider Monkey analysis.
New AI chatbot being tested at Massachusetts General Hospital
A physician at Massachusetts General Hospital is testing out a new artificial intelligence chatbot for healthcare, NPR reported Oct. 25.
