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Hawaii wildfires burn clinic and dialysis center

Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed six people, consumed homes and destroyed multiple commercial buildings — including one hospital-run clinic and one dialysis center, Hilton Raethel, president and CEO of the Healthcare Association of …

FDA approves cardiac ablation catheter for additional use

Biosense Webster, a Johnson & Johnson-owned company focused on cardiac arrhythmia treatment, announced that several of its catheter products have received FDA approval for a zero fluoroscopy workflow, according to an Aug. 4 news release. 

Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center names CMO

Dignity Health’s St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, Calif., has named Charlie Abraham, MD, as its new chief medical officer, City News Group reported Aug. 9.

Top healthcare organizations for patient experience in 2023

NRC Health has identified 12 health systems, hospitals and medical groups that go above and beyond to provide excellence in patient experience, the healthcare data firm said Aug. 8.

10 'overpaid' healthcare CEOs: Their paths to the top

Earlier this year, As You Sow issued its annual report on “overpaid” CEOs among the S&P 500. 

UChicago Medicine names chief marketing officer

Andrew Chang has been named vice president and chief marketing officer of University of Chicago Medicine.

What does heat have to do with COVID-19? 

It’s a good question. 

Hospitals focus in on integrating AI as market cools

As funding for healthcare artificial intelligence funding cools down in 2023, hospital leaders are targeting vendors that can be easily integrated within their system’s infrastructure. 

Sanford expands remote patient monitoring

Sanford Health Fargo (N.D.) is launching Sanford Caresignal, a remote monitoring program that allows patients to self-report symptoms via call or text.

Lawmakers push IRS to probe nonprofit hospitals

Four senators sent a letter to the IRS and the Treasury inspector general for tax administration asking them to probe nonprofit hospitals’ potential abuse of their tax-exempt status.