The University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia and Doylestown (Pa.) Health have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to explore if Doylestown will become part of Penn Medicine, a six-hospital system.
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Pennsylvania measles exposure extends to 2nd county
Health officials in Montgomery County, Pa., have issued a warning to the public about possible measles exposure that may have taken place Jan. 3 at two separate health facilities — an urgent care center and an emergency department.
Experts scramble to understand rising cancer rates in young adults
Cancer diagnosis rates among people under 50 are on the rise. In the U.S, the rate among this group jumped nearly 13% from 2000 — when it was 95.6 per 100,00 people — to 107.8 by 2019. Physicians and scientists are baffled, scrambling to determine what…
Mississippi hospitals get $658M
Mississippi distributed $658.2 million in additional hospital payments through its recently approved Mississippi Hospital Access Program, SuperTalk Mississippi Media reported Jan. 10.
Memorial Health System names chief nursing officer
Gulfport, Miss.-based Memorial Health System has tapped Mary Brobst, MSN, RN, to become its next chief nursing officer, the system announced Jan. 11.
The top states where baby boomers are moving
Florida leads a list of the top states for net migration of baby boomers.
New York system names CEO
Donald Morrish, MD, was named CEO of New York City-based Episcopal Health Services.
Missouri system names dual-hospital administrator
Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Health System has tapped Catherine Hamilton, MSN, RN, to lead two Missouri hospitals.
Amazon seeking engineer with healthcare experience
Amazon Web Services is searching for a principal engineer with deep healthcare experience.
NIH employee dies after falling through hospital air shaft
An employee of the National Institutes of Health was pronounced dead Jan. 10 after falling through an air shaft on the Bethesda, Md.-based Clinical Center campus.
