The Massachusetts attorney general’s office has issued a citation and fine against Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport for alleged failure to keep true and accurate payroll records of nurses who worked through meal breaks.
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How the rapid growth of nurse practitioners will affect the healthcare staffing shortage
In just one year, the nurse practitioner profession has added 30,000 employees to the workforce, according to data released Nov. 13 by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Mercy Health to invest $98M in Kentucky hospital
Bon Secours Mercy Health will invest $98 million in its Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky., with building renovations expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2026.
Ohio hospitals treat victims of deadly bus crash
Hospitals in the Columbus, Ohio, area were notified of a “mass casualty incident” Nov. 14 after a bus accident left three dead and at least 18 injured, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
3 in 5 children don't receive needed flu medicine, VUMC study finds
Sixty percent of children diagnosed with the flu aren’t receiving antiviral medications, according to a study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers.
Cleveland Browns owners donate $20M to University Hospitals
Dee and Jimmy Haslam, owners of the National Football League’s Cleveland Browns, have provided a $20 million gift to establish the University Hospitals Haslam Sports Innovation Center.
US inflation cools: 4 healthcare takeaways
The Consumer Price Index, a measure of the price of goods and services, remained unchanged in October, as consumer prices rose 3.2% overall from last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2nd medical device company warns about stolen laryngoscopes
Laryngoscopes have been stolen from two medical supply companies, Medtronic and Covidien, spurring a recall of more than 5,000 illegally sold, defective devices.
Novo Nordisk shrinks insulin output
Denmark-based Novo Nordisk is limiting its supply of insulin products, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ drug shortage database.
State officials to investigate failed VCU project
VCU Health’s abandoned downtown Richmond, Va., development project, which has left the health system on the hook for approximately $80 million, will be investigated by state officials, according to a Nov. 14 Richmond BizSense report.
