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Florida hospital reports ransomware

Bradenton, Fla.-based Manatee Memorial Hospital reported it was affected by a “sophisticated ransomware attack incident,” according to the Bradenton Herald.

Scripps medical group to pay $6.9M to settle physician age discrimination allegations

Scripps Clinical Medical Group in San Diego agreed to pay nearly $6.9 million to settle discrimination allegations over a mandatory retirement age for physicians, according to a Dec. 19 news release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Iowa hospital to lay off 67

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center based in West Burlington announced planned layoffs across two hospitals on Dec. 19, according to an Iowa WARN notice.

Connecticut hospital cut ED visits by nearly 50%

Norwalk (Conn.) Community Health Center underwent big changes in the last year to meet the needs of the community amid rising inflation, diminishing reimbursement growth and a crowded emergency room.

The new tells of 'executive presence'

Much about work has changed in the past decade, including the specific traits by which executives’ gravitas, communication and appearance is gauged. 

Minnesota hospital selects Oracle Fusion Cloud system

Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health is using Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to replace its different IT business systems with a single unified system.

Kaiser to lay off 79 administrative employees

Kaiser Permanente is laying off 79 administrative employees across California. The move comes after the Oakland, Calif.-based organization disclosed in December it is also eliminating 115 IT positions, 74 of which are based in California.

Louisiana hospital breaks ground on $11M expansion project

Jonesboro, La.-based Jackson Parish Hospital has broken ground on an $11 million two-part expansion project.

Adventist rehires staff from Oracle

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is rehiring IT staff that it had outsourced to Oracle, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. 

20 states where the most workers are quitting

States in the Southern U.S. are among those with the most workers quitting their jobs across industries, according to one analysis.