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The latest workforce term: 'Grumpy staying'

From “loud quitting” to “quiet quitting,” various workforce trends have gained traction in recent years. Among the latest trends: “Grumpy staying.” 

Asante Health 'working to improve financial performance' as it reports operating gain

Medford, Ore.-based Asante Health, which will soon have a new president and CEO, reported operating income of $9.5 million for the second quarter on revenue of $943.3 million.

The 16 hospitals disrupted in multistate ransomware attack

Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity-backed hospital owner based in Culver City, Calif., has been dealing with a ransomware attack since Aug. 3 that has caused emergency departments to shutter, ambulances to be diverted and outpatient services t…

Payer mix in the nation's largest for-profit health systems

The nation’s largest for-profit health systems have filed their second-quarter earnings reports, detailing payer mixes by patient service revenue, patient admissions, or both in the first half of 2023. 

Minnesota system downgraded amid low days cash on hand

Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health Care has been downgraded from “Baa1” to “Baa2” as it faces a number of headwinds while low on cash, Moody’s said Aug. 2.

Texas cancer center snags $25M donation from Fox family

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso received a $25 million gift from the Fox Family Foundation to help build West Texas’ first comprehensive cancer center.

Top 5 cancer hospitals for pain care plans: CMS

Five cancer hospitals received a perfect score from CMS for moderate-to-severe pain care plans.

Hospital CEO turnover rate by state

Nationally, the rate of hospital CEO turnover in 2022 was 16 percent, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives. 

AdventHealth hospital cited for inadequate patient complaints process

AdventHealth in Hendersonville, N.C., received a citation after a behavioral health patient was not allowed to speak to a patient advocate, Citizen Times reported Aug. 9.

'Nontraditional' approach needed to beef up nursing pipelines, Memorial Hermann leader says

It’s been almost four months since the National Council of State Boards of Nursing released a study that sounded alarms throughout healthcare.