As healthcare staffing shortages persist, one specialty that continues to feel the scarcity is pediatrics.
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Viewpoint: The trouble with C-suite 'DINOS'
At the top of a recent LinkedIn article is a cartoon: An ominous T-rex in a white coat looms over two physicians. “We’re from the C-suite,” the title reads, “and we’re here to help.”
1 Intermountain hospital's path to reducing CLABSIs by 46%
Between November 2022 and October 2023, an Intermountain Health hospital prevented 38 central line-associated bloodstream infections, equal to reducing incidences by 46%, according to Heidi Wald, MD.
UMass Memorial, Milford advance alliance
Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center and Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health have signed a definitive agreement for their affiliation.
13 major health systems partner with high schools in $250M Bloomberg initiative
Health systems and public schools are partnering in 10 urban and rural communities for a first-of-its-kind initiative funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies that will graduate students directly into high-demand healthcare jobs.
New cancer diagnoses set to hit a new high in 2024: American Cancer Society
The expected increase in new cancer diagnoses this year is record-setting, even as overall cancer mortality is expected to continue its decline, the American Cancer Society said in its latest report.
Keck Medicine hospital taps 3 execs
USC Arcadia (Calif.) Hospital is making several changes to its executive team to better align with Keck Medicine of USC, which acquired the hospital in July 2022.
How to develop a staph vaccine when 'the rules are different'
After multiple failed attempts at developing a vaccine against one of the most common infections, Staphylococcus aureus, researchers at the University of California San Diego have suggestions about how to fix the problem.
Central Maine Healthcare cuts 45 jobs
Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare is laying off 45 employees as part of management reorganization.
Henry Ford files lawsuit over work visa rejections
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for denying two of its Canadian radiologic technologist employees U.S. work visas, according to a lawsuit obtained by Becker’s.
