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Ascension posts $708M quarterly turnaround

Ascension reported a net income of $359.5 million in the fiscal second quarter ending Dec. 31, which is a $708 million improvement on the $238.1 million net loss it reported during the same quarter in 2022. 

Corewell Health gets $40M gift to support pediatric care

Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital has received $40 million from the DeVos Family Foundation — a gift that will support an expansion of the hospital’s pediatric ICU and advance care at its new inpatient psychiatric unit. 

Why every CEO should write a book, per 1 bestselling author

CEOs have a lot on their minds as they face challenges within their respective organizations and industries, and one initiative they should make time for is publishing a book.

10 hospitals with longest ED visit times, per CMS

Becker’s has compiled a list of hospitals and health systems with the longest emergency department visit times using data from CMS’ provider data catalog. 

OU Health settles pharmacy lawsuit for $140K

Oklahoma City-based OU Health paid $140,000 to settle allegations of violating recordkeeping laws in its pharmacy department, according to the Justice Department. 

Lifepoint hospital names CEO

Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Ariz., has named Blake Hubbard CEO effective Feb. 19. 

California researchers discover new tool to fight HPV cancers

There may be a new tool in the arsenal of the fight against cancer — more specifically, in the fight against HPV-caused cancers, which do respond as well to traditional treatment methods like chemotherapy or radiation.

10 'loneliest' cities in America

In 24 American cities, at least 40% of the population lives alone. 

Physician's free speech lawsuit against Mayo gets jury trial

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is set to go before a jury in July of 2025 for a lawsuit filed by a physician who alleges the health system “silenced” him, KTTC reported Feb. 15. 

Americans are overdoing 'alone time'

Americans spend far less time face-to-face today than they did 20 years ago, reaching a new low for “social fitness” that spills over to other dimensions of health and wellbeing.