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From Barbie to Garth Brooks: When healthcare donations go awry

Healthcare has long been a favored target of philanthropists, and in most cases, the process is smooth; a new hospital wing is built and named in honor of the donor. However, with millions of dollars changing hands, sometimes donations aren’t as simple…

VUMC taps chief privacy officer from Stanford Health

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., has appointed Sondra Hornsey as chief privacy officer, effective Dec. 4. She succeeds Gaye Smith, who retired earlier this year.

MercyOne hospital scoops pharmacy

Genesis Medical Center-Dewitt, a MercyOne-owned hospital in Iowa, bought a local pharmacy to include in its network, Our Quad Cities reported Nov. 27. 

Penn State Health posts $160M annual loss, but FY24 looking up

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health saw a financial loss of $160 million on revenues of $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2023, which ended June 30, the five-hospital system announced in a recent press release.

26 highly successful CEO-CFO duos | 2023

Hospital and health system CEOs and CFOs must work in unison to lead their organizations to success. 

Thanksgiving outages at hospitals caused by ransomware

An outage that has affected hospitals in at least four states across the South and Midwest is being attributed to a ransomware attack on Ardent Health Services, based in Nashville, Tenn.

Flu hospitalizations climb for 3rd week in a row: 7 notes

For the third straight week, flu hospitalizations have climbed in the U.S., according to new CDC data.

Biden to use Cold War-era policy to boost medical supply chain

The Biden administration announced Nov. 27 that it plans to broaden the capabilities of the HHS to allow it to make further investments in domestic production of critical medicines and medical supplies. 

Companies bet on the “envy office” to lure young workers back

Some companies are working to make their spaces more instagrammable in a bid to attract younger workers back to the office — one that pairs the comfort of a living room with the stylish and glamorous appeal of a vacation, according to The New York Time…

Brigham and Women's 1st in New England to receive geriatric surgery designation

Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital became the first hospital in New England to receive the American College of Surgeons’ Level 2 Verification-Focused Excellence status in its Geriatric Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program.