Tax-exempt hospitals provided nearly $129 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2020, according to an Oct. 10 report from the American Hospital Association.
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HCA Florida hospital to add beds in $80M expansion
Oviedo (Fla.) Medical Center, operated by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, is increasing its number of beds in an $80 million expansion project, according to an Oct 10. Orlando Business Journal report.
Not enough progress on staffing issues, clinicians say
While hospitals across the U.S. continue to develop and implement solutions for retention like nurse residency programs or other wellness initiatives, 48 percent of clinicians are “not at all” hopeful about the progress being made regarding staffing is…
PeaceHealth relocates urgent care amid hospital closure
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is relocating an urgent care center to a more central location in Eugene, Ore., as it takes steps to close a hospital in the city.
Dana-Farber eyes $1.7B for new cancer hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute estimates that the freestanding cancer hospital it will construct in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston will cost $1.68 billion, according to the Boston Business Journal.
Acquisitions + Epic: UK HealthCare's CFO on the year ahead
Craig Collins is the CFO of UK HealthCare, an academic health system based in Lexington, Ky. He recently connected with Becker’s to share his highest priorities — and greatest foreseen challenges — for the coming fiscal year.
The 8 coolest things in healthcare
From artificial intelligence writing patient portal messages for physicians to “hospital rooms of the future” equipped with voice assistants and video-based care, there are a lot of cool things in healthcare nowadays. But which are actually making a di…
AHRQ: 2 decolonization methods reduce nursing home infections
Nursing homes that regularly use universal decolonization methods like chlorhexidine bathing to clean the skin and iodophor to clean the nose reduces the chance of a patient being transferred to a hospital due to infection.
Joint Commission issues safety advisory on pressure injuries
The Joint Commission issued a quick safety advisory Oct. 9 with best practices for the early identification of severe pressure injuries.
Health systems must 'be more efficient, find partnerships and grow,' says Adena CEO
Rural health systems, like their metropolitan counterparts, are faced with an array of challenges that include high inflation, staffing shortages and the rising costs of labor and supplies, but often face unique challenges when it comes to barriers to …
