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New Jersey hospital workers go on strike

Members of United Steelworkers Local 4-200 are on strike Aug. 4 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J.

Hospitals around the country affected by Prospect Medical ransomware attack

A ransomware attack is affecting hospitals around the country owned and operated by Prospect Medical Holdings, a 16-hospital system based in Culver City, Calif.

Newly launched Project Empower more of a 'longer-term play,' CHS CFO says

Community Health Systems, one of the largest for-profit healthcare systems, will be implementing its new Project Empower initiative in a few weeks, but the effects of it will not be fully known for a few years.

Trinity Health hospital workers go on strike

Members of Service Employees International Union Healthcare Michigan are on strike Aug. 4 at Trinity Health Grand Haven (Mich.) Hospital.

Walgreens cuts stake in AmerisourceBergen to raise $1.85B: 5 notes

Walgreens Boots Alliance sold shares of AmerisourceBergen to generate $1.85 billion in initial proceeds and pay down debt.

How 1 nursing leader is trying to reduce violence, falls in her hospital

Lorie Rhine, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Health Rex, has been a nurse for 41 years and although she never expected to be in leadership, she is happy she ultimately chose that path.

50% of new nurses plan on transitioning out of field to pursue side hustle: Survey

A survey of more than 1,300 U.S. nurses found about 50 percent have side hustles outside of nursing to earn extra income — and many of them plan on making side gigs their full-time job, according to newly released findings from staffing platform Connec…

New York and California lead states in cardiology hospitals

New York and California topped all 50 states in appearances on the U.S. News & World Report “2023-24 Best Hospitals for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery” ranking.

Waystar acquires payment platform

Healthcare payment company Waystar has acquired the enterprise patient payment platform HealthPay24. 

Medicaid extends telehealth coverage in New York

The New York State Department of Health has extended telehealth coverage under Medicaid through Dec. 31, 2024.