Authorities are investigating a shooting with “multiple victims” at New Hampshire State Hospital in Concord, state police said Nov. 17.
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Another Walgreens executive steps down
Walgreens’ chief human resources officer, Holly May, has stepped down, the company confirmed to Becker’s Nov. 17.
Johns Hopkins suspends physician for anti-Palestinian tweets
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has placed a physician on leave for anti-Palestinian social media posts, WMAR reported.
OU Health names inaugural chief academic officer
The University of Oklahoma in Norman has named Ian Dunn, MD, executive dean of its medical school and inaugural chief academic officer of OU Health.
Advocate Health CEO publishes book
Eugene Woods, CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, has authored a book detailing the behind-the-scenes workings of running one of America’s largest health systems.
Legacy Health physicians vote to unionize
Physicians at six Legacy Health hospitals in Oregon and Washington have voted to unionize.
Virginia Mason Fransican hospital donates tourniquets to teachers in case of school shootings
Gig Harbor, Wash.-based St. Anthony Hospital has donated emergency backpacks containing tourniquets, medical equipment and medical gauze to every teacher in a local school district, NBC affiliate King5 reported Oct. 27.
Colorado physician sentenced in patient death
On Nov. 16, a judge sentenced Geoffrey Kim, MD, a plastic surgeon in Colorado, to 15 days in jail and two years of supervised probation for his role in the death of a patient after a procedure in 2019, according to a report from NBC affiliate KUSA.&nbs…
Why UCHealth's new tech-centered role attracts former Best Buy employees
A new role at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth designed to allow registered nurses to work at the top of their scope of practice has attracted applicants from an unusual source — Best Buy.
Ascension names presidents for 3 hospitals
St. Louis-based Ascension has named presidents for three of its 17 hospitals in Wisconsin.
