Texas-based Medical City has named Jonathan Clarke, MD, chief medical officer for two of its hospitals, a 603-bed acute hospital in Plano and a 98-bed acute hospital in Frisco.
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CarelonRx: Medication reviews with pharmacists help better patient health
There’s one healthcare professional that serves as the connection between patients, physicians, and prescriptions: Your local pharmacist. Encouraging patients to review medications with a pharmacist yearly is pivotal to bettering health outcomes for pa…
Best, worst states for ED pediatric preparedness
Only five states have 50 percent or more of its hospitals with state certification for readiness for pediatric emergencies, an investigation Oct. 1 by The Wall Street Journal found.
Projected labor shortages for 6 healthcare roles in 2031
Projections show the U.S. will need more than a million more nurses by 2031, but more than 80 percent of positions will be left unfilled, according to a Sept. 29 report from McKinsey & Co.
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook names CFO
Tristan Shaw was named CFO of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook (Ill.).
ChristianaCare sets aside $47M to settle C-suite whistleblower case
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare has reserved $47 million to settle a kickback lawsuit filed by a former member of its executive team, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 29.
Hospital 'labordemic,' weak margins to extend past 2024: Fitch
Clinical and nonclinical staffing shortages are likely to persist for nonprofit hospitals through 2024, and longer for some markets, according to an Oct. 2 report from Fitch.
Only 14% of hospitals are prepared to treat children: 7 notes
Only 14 percent of emergency departments nationwide are certified as ready to treat children or are children’s hospitals designed to care for young people, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 1.
These 4 groups face longer ED wait times
A study by researchers at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University found four groups of people were more likely to be skipped over in emergency room lines.
How 1 health system CEO is cutting down wait times
Scott Wester, CEO of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System said he has hired more physicians and has turned to technology to discharge patients in order to cut down wait times, Sun Sentinel reported Oct. 2.
