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US News to begin rating ASCs

U.S. News & World Report is adding new ratings of outpatient surgical centers to its annual series of healthcare ratings.

Weill Cornell Medicine plans largest expansion in 2 decades

New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine announced plans for expansion and a new research center after acquiring five floors of a building located at 1334 York Ave. —  the current location of the Sotheby’s auction house.

COVID-19 ED visits, hospitalizations, deaths up: 4 updates

The U.S. is seeing a 9.7% rise in COVID-19 hospital admissions — 18,119 in the most recent week — according to CDC data. Emergency department visits for the virus have also gone up during the same time period by nearly 2% and deaths increased by 8.3%, …

Mississippi hospital interim CEO eyes Medicaid lifeline

In a bid to overcome continued financial setbacks, Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital could begin receiving over $10 million in extra Medicaid supplement payments annually, the hospital’s interim CEO, Gary Marchand, told Becker’s. 

LinkedIn to add new features for nurses

LinkedIn has added several new features to support nurses with job searches and networking. 

CVS sues U.S. over $400M in denied tax deductions

CVS Health is suing the United States, alleging the government owes it more than $400 million in tax deductions. 

St. Mary's Health Care System taps former HCA exec as chief medical officer

St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens, Ga., has named Eric Schuck, MD, chief medical officer. 

Hospitals, health systems undergoing rebrands in 2023

In highly competitive healthcare markets, hospitals and health systems are rebranding to differentiate themselves and stand out from competitors.

CDC probes cluster of ocular syphilis cases

A CDC investigation into a cluster of rare, ocular syphilis cases that cropped up in southwestern Michigan between March and July 2022 found that the incidents may be linked by an unidentified strain of Treponema pallidum — the bacterium that causes sy…

Kansas hospital ramps up staffing in wake of Ardent ransomware attack

In response to the ransomware attack on Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services and its affiliates, Stormont Vail Health took action by augmenting staffing levels at its hospital, emergency department and Express Care clinics, the Topeka Capital-…