Boston-based Tufts Medical Center broke the New England regional adult heart transplant record with 61 transplants in 2023.
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Massachusetts hospital welcomes new CEO
Abha Agrawal, MD, has joined Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital as president and CEO.
Shriners Children's sets its sights on growth for 2024
Several major health systems have set their sights on growth for 2024, and the Shriners Children’s hospital network is no exception.
Jefferson Health gets new marketing chief
Nick Ragone has been named chief marketing and communications officer of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health.
HCA's GPO secured 20 health system partners in 2023
HCA Healthcare’s group purchasing organization, HealthTrust Performance Group, signed 20 new health system and hospital partners in 2023, increasing its roster of exclusive partnerships to 58.
Bernie Sanders probes 4 drugmakers over inhaler prices
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and three other legislators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee launched an investigation into inhalers, calling the prices “outrageous.”
Thousands of devices have not been tested for safety — but were FDA approved
Most medical devices, including many implants, are being cleared for sale by the FDA without tests for safety or effectiveness, KFF Health News reported Dec. 21.
The cost of respiratory virus season in 7 numbers
Upticks in respiratory virus activity, especially hospitalizations, are taxing to the nation’s healthcare system in terms of both costs and resources.
Hospitals with revenues under $500M likely to struggle this year
Despite a modest turning point for some hospital and health system margins in 2023, this year is expected to be another “make or break” year for much of the sector, particularly among smaller hospitals with annual revenues under $500 million, according…
Hospitals oppose Florida's plan to import drugs from Canada
Hospital pharmacies are criticizing Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada, arguing the idea undermines the pharmacist-patient relationship and fails to be a “real solution.”
