Stephen Chandler was appointed CEO of Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
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300-bed hospital opens in Texas
University Health Women’s & Children’s Hospital opened in San Antonio Dec. 5, adding 300 beds for specialized care upon completion of a project that began in 2019.
MD Anderson physician urges Congress to focus on generic drug pipeline to curb shortage of cancer drugs
With 16 cancer drugs currently on the FDA’s drug shortage list, Jason Westin, MD, the director of Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Lymphoma Clinical Research Program, section chief for Aggressive Lymphoma, told the Senate Finance Committee Dec…
'Use less, lose less, hire more': Inside the strategy that cut nurse turnover at AdventHealth
Two years ago, AdventHealth’s nurse turnover rate was 31%. In November, that figure dipped to 18.9% — progress leaders at the Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based system link to a three-pronged nurse staffing strategy: Use less, lose less, hire more.
Providence nurses reach tentative deal
After a five-day strike in November, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.) and United Food and Commercial Workers 3000 reached a tentative labor contract Dec. 1.
10 states with the largest dips, increases in travel nurse pay
The average weekly travel nurse pay in November in the U.S. was $2,417.04, a decrease of 0.22% from the previous month and a 10.94% decrease from the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace…
Tower Health conducts layoffs
On Dec. 5, Tower Health said it laid off 30 employees in an effort to streamline operations, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Majority of Black, Hispanic, Native patients brace for insults in healthcare settings, study says
More than half of all Black, Hispanic and American Indian and Alaska Native patients say they have to mentally prepare themselves for receiving insults at healthcare visits, according to results from a KFFKFF study released Dec. 5.
Could Gen Z end middle management?
Gen Z’s lack of interest in middle management positions might eventually dissolve the tier entirely, Business Insider reported Dec. 5.
2024 will 'make or break' many hospitals: Fitch
Dramatic margin fluctuations characterized 2022, which was one of the worst financial years for hospitals in decades. Despite a modest positive turning point in 2023 for some hospitals and health systems, 2024 will be categorized as another “make or br…
