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Wisconsin system furloughs 3% of staff

Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System is furloughing 3% of its workforce to help hit its financial turnaround goals.

Intermountain elevates 'system-patient relationship' amid labor scarcity

Hospitals have developed a high-touch model of clinical care to foster a connection between healthcare providers and ensure expert oversight every step of the way.

Is Google's healthcare AI more human than human physicians?

Can healthcare artificial intelligence be more human than humans?

Fired Prime hospital nurses call for reinstatement

Four registered nurses and five other healthcare workers, who were fired from Prime Healthcare’s St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Calif., are seeking reinstatement.

Illinois health system expanding home-based care

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is expanding its hospital-at-home program to another facility. 

Baptist Health charts data-driven course

In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, staying ahead requires a robust data strategy, Sha Edathumparampil, corporate vice president and chief data officer of Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health, told Becker’s.

10 hospitals closing departments or ending services

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.

COVID-19 tied to higher risk of digestive diseases

Patients who have survived a COVID-19 infection may be at a greater risk of developing digestive diseases, according to research published Jan. 10 in BMC Medicine.

Kentucky hospital temporarily closes pharmacy after fire

A mechanical fire at UK HealthCare’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Ky., led to the temporary closure of the pharmacy.

Patient stabbed in New York hospital emergency department

One patient was stabbed by another patient while in the waiting room at Syracuse, N.Y.-based Upstate University Hospital on Jan. 9, a hospital spokesperson told Becker’s.