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VUMC tackles 'unplanned care' quality: 4 things to know

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched a program in unplanned care to improve efficiency and quality of care provided before hospital admission.

1st CVS location in a Target seeks unionization

CVS pharmacy technicians working in a Mesa, Ariz., Target store have filed for unionization with The Pharmacy Guild. 

White House pauses grants, limits WHO interactions: 6 healthcare updates

The White House temporarily paused agency grants, loans and other financial assistance programs to align spending with policy priorities, which could affect healthcare programs such as the CDC, The Washington Post reported Jan. 28. 

Phoenix Children's chief surgeon to join Cincinnati Children's

Effective June 1, Daniel Ostlie, MD, will join Cincinnati Children’s as surgeon-in-chief and senior vice president. 

NYU Langone's operating margin holds steady at 4% in Q1

New York City-based NYU Langone Health posted an operating income of $150.9 million (4% operating margin) in the first quarter of 2025, compared to an operating income of $132.7 million (4% margin) in the same quarter last year, according to its Jan. 2…

Court orders union to pay $6.28M for 'unlawful strike' at HCA California hospital

A federal court has concurred with an arbitrator’s decision ordering Service Employees International Union 121RN to pay Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, $6.26 million in damages related to a 10-day s…

Drugmaker recalls blood pressure treatment common in anesthesia

Provepharm issued a recall of its Phenylephrine hydrochloride injection from lot number 24020027 due to the discovery of black particulate matter in a vial. The affected lot, with an expiration date of December 2025, was distributed nationwide to hospi…

Protecting the 340B program: A vital step toward a healthier nation

As the new year begins, gyms are crowded, dieticians’ schedules are packed and dental chairs are filled — signs that Americans are embracing their New Year’s resolutions to focus on health. Alongside these personal commitments, many are also facing imp…

The new normal for hospital capacity

Hospital capacity concerns took center stage in late 2022, as health experts’ warning of a “tripledemic” materialized. 

9 drugs in shortage

Here are nine new shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.