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Wage floor rises as wealthy's fortunes sink

The rich may be getting poorer, but Americans’ pay expectations are only gaining steam. 

21 Johns Hopkins digital health investments

Despite digital health investment declining, the venture capital arm of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has 21 digital health companies in its portfolio.

How a California hospital will reopen with a $50M loan

Madera Community Hospital, which has been closed since December 2022, received the largest payout in the California Distressed Hospital loan program, KVPR reported Aug. 25.

4 hospital closures in 3 weeks

Four hospitals have announced closure plans since Aug. 1, citing reasons ranging from financial challenges to declining admissions and aging infrastructure:  

Texas hospital alerts 350,000 patients to data breach

San Antonio-based CentroMed is reporting a data breach affecting 350,000 individuals, according to a filing with the HHS.

The case for growing healthcare in the middle of nowhere

Rural healthcare can be a headache for leadership, one many systems won’t entertain. But for Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus, it’s the whole model; it’s the growth plan. 

The case for growing healthcare in the middle of nowhere

Rural healthcare can be a headache for leadership, one many systems won’t entertain. But for Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus, it’s the whole model; it’s the growth plan. 

Mississippi health system, clinics still reeling from cybersecurity incident

Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System, its three hospitals and its medical clinics are still resorting to paper records as the organization was forced to take its systems offline due to a cyberattack, BankInfoSecurity reported Aug. 24….

Connecticut hospital nurse says ransomware attack has affected payroll

A Eastern Connecticut Health Network nurse says staff are doing their best to make sense of their paychecks as their systems are still down due to a ransomware attack that started Aug. 3, WFSB reported Aug. 24. 

Health systems embrace tech to fight burnout

As the demands on hospital and health system staff seem to perpetually increase, organizations have been turning to technology to combat burnout.