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Top 15 hospitals to work for nurses

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport, Calif., was named the top hospital for nurses to work, according to rankings from Nurse Journal.

Physician's license permanently revoked over 1986 incident

The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners permanently revoked the license of a physician who had sexual relations with a cognitively impaired patient who bore his child in 1986.

7 health systems and their debt levels

A number of health systems reported on their debt levels as second-quarter results began to trickle in during July. Some of the information below on such debt levels is also garnered from credit rating reports.

OSU Wexner Medical Center workers vote to unionize

Respiratory therapists at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center in Columbus have voted to affiliate with the Ohio Nurses Association and the American Federation of Teachers.

55 hospitals with highest, lowest post-op sepsis rates

Becker’s has compiled a list of the hospitals with the highest and lowest rates of postoperative sepsis using CMS data released July 26.

Healthcare, home of dangerous jobs

Healthcare workers have more anecdotal evidence of rising violence in their places of work, and one key data point backs the notion that jobs in hospitals, nursing homes and other care settings are increasingly high-risk to physical well-being. 

Health systems appointing new marketing chiefs

Here are three hospitals and health systems appointing new chief marketing officers to their teams, as reported by Becker’s since June 20:

The nursing priorities 3 hospitals have made the most progress on in 2023 — and how

In the first half of the year, hospitals and health systems have been laser focused on efforts to bolster the nursing workforce and have been able to cut down the time it takes from extending offer letters to start dates, expand virtual nursing program…

How 3 chief nursing officers power through daily challenges

While juggling workforce challenges and burnout among their teams, nursing leaders remain focused on the ultimate goal: providing patient-centric experiences.

Epic, Microsoft expand partnership

Epic clients can now run their EHR databases on Microsoft’s Azure Large Instances, with New York City-based Mount Sinai becoming the first.