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New York critical access hospital names CFO

Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, N.Y., has appointed Tracy Frank CFO. 

FTC sues to block $320M Novant, CHS deal

The Federal Trade Commission said it is suing Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health in a move to block its $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. 

Colorado considers bill to protect healthcare workers from violence

A bill in the Colorado Legislature aims to prevent workplace violence in certain healthcare settings.

Maryland system gets approval for nearly $540M campus

Easton-based University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, part of Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System, has received approval from the Maryland Health Care Commission for its $539.5 million Regional Medical Center in Easton.

MemorialCare hospital closing outpatient pharmacy; 13 staff affected

Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center, part of Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, is closing its outpatient retail pharmacy Feb. 2, affecting 13 full-time positions.

Norton Children's Hospital names chief administrative officer

Diane Scardino was named chief administrative officer of Norton Children’s Hospital and Norton Children’s Medical Center, both in Louisville, Ky.

Baptist Health nears completion of $40M central pharmacy

Baptist Health’s central pharmacy center is months away from filling up to 14,000 prescriptions a day, and the facility will be the nation’s most automated central pharmacy. 

Sparrow hospital finds high copper levels in its water supply

Sparrow Eaton Hospital, based in Charlotte, Mich., alerted its community Jan. 24 of unsafe levels of copper in its water supply. 

Christus Health campus expansion involves new ED, clinic

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health is planning to develop a new Christus HealthPark campus in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

4 in 5 clinicians want hospitals to address climate change

Around 80% of clinicians care about the actions their hospitals and health systems are taking to address climate change, and 60% feel strongly enough to consider it a factor that affects whether they would take a job, according to a Jan. 24 report&nbsp…