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Potential buyer steps forward for HSHS hospitals facing closure

A Wisconsin independent physician network has reached out to Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System hoping to purchase some of its hospital properties in Wisconsin.

The elective procedure more men are seeking out

More men are seeking cosmetic leg-lengthening procedures to boost their height, ABC News reported Feb. 2.

Providence to repay, forgive $157.8M in patient debt

Renton, Wash.-based Providence will provide $157.8 million in refunds and debt relief to low-income patients as part of an agreement with the Washington State Office of the Attorney General stemming from a lawsuit filed against the system two years ago.

Why Providence created its own ChatGPT

Renton, Wash.-based Providence didn’t want to ban ChatGPT and force employees to use it on their personal computers, unmonitored. So the health system created its own version.

How NYC Health + Hospitals doubled new nurse retention

When Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, joined NYC Health + Hospitals as senior vice president and chief nurse executive in 2019, her first major initiative was scaling the system’s nurse residency program. Five years later, the program has grown to six times it…

Why Northwell never bought into the 'Great Resignation'

The “Great Resignation,” referring to the mass exodus of workers recorded at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, was a prominent narrative across industries, including healthcare. However, Maxine Carrington, senior vice president and chief people o…

U of Chicago Medical Center lays off 180 workers

University of Chicago Medical Center has laid off about 180 employees, or less than 2% of its roughly 13,000-person workforce.

Georgia system CEO to retire

Carol Burrell plans to retire as president and CEO of Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System. 

'TeamBirth' method has streamlined 115 births at Virginia Mason since rollout

Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center launched a new model of labor and delivery care, one that has rolled out at a handful of hospitals nationwide — including at 15 hospitals in Washington state — and has since streamlined processes for 115 new …

University Hospitals CFO transition complete

Bradley Bond has officially stepped into the role of CFO at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, succeeding Michael Szubski, who retired after more than 15 years in the job.