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Indiana hospital reopens after AC failure

Parkview LaGrange (Ind.) Hospital reopened Aug. 28 after an air conditioning outage halted surgeries and relocated patients since Aug. 25. 

1/3 of hiring managers lie to candidates: Survey

Lying during the hiring process is not only done on the candidate’s side but the employer’s side as well, according to a recent survey by Resume Builder.

Missouri health system names CEO

Hayti, Mo.-based Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems has named Joanie White-Wagoner CEO. 

PeaceHealth hospital names chief medical officer

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash., has named Nandita Gupta, MD, chief medical officer. She joined the hospital Aug. 28. 

$200M Bon Secours Kings Mills project targeting November completion

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, which said in early 2021 it would build the first new hospital in the city since 2014, is heading for completion of its 60-bed Kings Mills facility in Mason, Ohio, in November, according to the August print ed…

Rite Aid to file for bankruptcy: Report

Rite Aid is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this fall as it faces numerous lawsuits over its alleged role in the opioid epidemic, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. 

10 hardest-working states

North Dakota is the hardest-working state, while New Mexico is the least hard-working, according to a WalletHub report.

Employee engagement is on a slow incline

After taking a significant hit in January 2020, employee engagement appears to be making a comeback. 

Weight loss surgery cuts cancer risk by 25%

Patients who receive bariatric surgery have a 25 percent lower risk of developing any type of cancer, according to a study published Aug. 22 in the Obesity Research Journal.

Cancer treatment too 'nuanced' for ChatGPT, Mass General Brigham finds

While ChatGPT has shown promise in picking imaging tests and identifying diagnoses, it was decidedly less successful in recommending cancer treatments.