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4 top predictors of nurse satisfaction

An analysis of Glassdoor reviews from current and former nurses revealed there are four key factors most influential in shaping nurses’ overall job satisfaction: compensation, workload, toxic culture and organizational support. 

Norton Healthcare tops off $90M hospital project

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare placed the final beam in a $90 million capital project, which will result in the first hospital in the west of the city for over 150 years, the system said Oct. 18.

Christus system names CEO

Grant Wicklund was named CEO of Christus Santa Rosa Health System in San Antonio, part of Irving, Texas-based Christus Health.

Patients more likely to survive surgeries at US News-ranked hospitals

Patients — especially those living in poverty — see better surgical outcomes when treated at a hospital ranked by U.S. News & World Report, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Surgery. 

CVS names new chief digital officer

CVS Health has named Tony Ambrozie as its new senior vice president and chief digital and technology officer of pharmacy and consumer wellness. 

Idaho's St. Luke's apologizes after patients flooded with text alerts

Patients and employees at Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System reported receiving a flood of text alerts from the system Oct. 18. 

Loss of public trust is 'existential threat' to healthcare, report says

Many hospitals and health systems may be struggling financially, but consumers often see a sprawling, profitable and “self-serving” industry that fails to improve life expectancy and imposes debt on thousands of households across the country, Paul Keck…

Chicago nurses reach deal with 17% raises

Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee have approved a new three-year labor contract with Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago.

Optum expanding in Washington state

Optum is building a new facility in Tacoma, Washington as the company continues to expand services within the state.

Hospital groups take aim at physician-owned facilities

Major hospital groups are pushing back against physician-owned hospitals amid calls to eliminate Medicare’s ban on physician self-referral to new POHs and restrictions on their growth.