San Francisco-based Dignity Health is suing several patients in California for trespassing after they allegedly refused to be discharged, KFF Health News reported Nov. 15.
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ProMedica to close maternity unit at Coldwater facility as sale stalls
ProMedica Coldwater (Mich.) Hospital plans to discontinue its maternity services at the facility by the end of the year, according to a Nov. 15 WTVB News report.
Ballad Health says it's reducing healthcare costs as it reports $55M loss
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health, which is under examination from the Tennessee attorney general’s office, said it is meeting certain legal requirements related to the care it provides both in the state and in Virginia, where it also operates.
Bots deliver time back to pharmacists
Drones, robots and automated technologies are increasingly deployed across the healthcare landscape to speed workflows and improve efficiency. For pharmacists, amid a nationwide staffing shortage, tech is allowing them to work at the top of their …
Ambulatory pharmacies: A plethora of problems and opportunities
Pittsburgh-based UPMC’s Center for Connected Medicine teamed up with KLAS Research to survey 25 health system pharmacy leaders whose systems operate an average of seven ambulatory pharmacies each.
5 recent exec moves at Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has made multiple changes to its regional executive ranks as of late.
WVU Medicine reports $81M operating income
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has reported $81 million in operating income as of Sept. 30 as revenues totaled $4.4 billion.
Nurses receive 1% of healthcare philanthropy
The healthcare sector as a whole received $333.3 billion in philanthropic donations between 2015 and 2022. But despite nursing being one of the largest groups of clinicians, nurses received only 1% of those donations, according to a Nov. 15 report rele…
Judge dismisses case alleging Iowa system shared patient information with Facebook
A patient who sued the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics for allegedly sharing medical information with Facebook might seek to settle after a judge threw out the case, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Nov. 14.
HCA's payer mix
Here is a look at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s payer mix through the first three quarters of 2023, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing:
