Minneapolis-based Allina Health partnered with Vizient’s Community Contracting Program to support diverse suppliers and small businesses in its community.
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California health system uses $1.5M in federal funds to install Epic
Davis, Calif.-based CommuniCare Health Centers received $1.5 million in federal funds to install Epic across its eight locations, Sacramento Business Journal reported Sept. 7.
Shuttered Oklahoma hospital to reopen
Bristow, Okla.-based Carrus Lakeside Hospital has completed the necessary renovations required to get up to code and plans to reopen by the end of September, local news outlet KJRH reported Sept. 7.
Cancer care access for non-English speakers is 'alarming' challenge, researchers say
Accessing cancer care as a non-English speaking patient has become an “alarming” challenge, according to researchers from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
1 health system exec makes inaugural Time 100 AI List
Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, chief data science officer of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, has been named to the inaugural Time 100 AI List.
Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing spikes in winter: Study
Physicians prescribe more unnecessary antibiotics during colder months than warmer seasons, according to a study published Sept. 5 in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology.
Rural healthcare is hard and you have to commit, WVU Medicine CEO says
West Virginia may have one of the least healthy populations in the U.S., and there has to be much more focus on preventive health initiatives as a result, Albert Wright, CEO of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, told Becker’s in a recent interview.
HCA Florida hospital taps CEO
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital has named Jeff Taylor its next CEO.
Chicago hospital names president
Jonathan Lind has been named president of Swedish Hospital in Chicago, part of NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health.
'I want an executive to follow me': 16 hospital workers get real about staffing shortages
Staffing shortages wreak havoc on hospital workforces, raising patient safety concerns and harming employee well-being. At this point, the problem is well-known — but the solutions remain unclear.
