Two unions representing caregivers and service workers at University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center’s Strong Memorial Hospital and River Campus plan to strike Dec. 13.
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Texas sues Pfizer over COVID-19 shot claims
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit against Pfizer, accusing the drugmaker of misrepresenting the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine.
UCHealth scoops up 2-hospital system
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has added a smaller health system to its network.
Baltimore hospital employees carjacked at gunpoint in 2 incidents
Two employees of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore were victims of two separate armed carjacking incidents this week in the hospital parking lot, the hospital confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s.
Kansas hospital not rushing replacement for CFO fired for hiding fraud conviction
Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital CEO Russ Johnson said the hospital will take its time to find a new CFO to replace Mike Rogers, who was fired after hospital staff discovered he was a convicted felon who changed his name last year, The Lawrence Times …
CHS sells 3 Florida hospitals
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems agreed to sell three Florida hospitals to Tampa General Hospital for $294 million.
15 hospital, health system CFOs exits in the last 6 months
Here are 15 healthcare leaders who have departed from their CFO roles, as reported by Becker’s since Nov. 9:
Prime transferring hundreds of hospital employees to UC San Diego Health
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare is transferring more than 800 employees to Alvarado Hospital Medical Center amid a planned sale of the 302-bed hospital to UC San Diego Health for $200 million, according to WARN documents filed with the state Nov…
Headset identifies 78% of strokes prior to hospital arrival: Study
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has taken part in testing and researching a headset designed to help emergency technicians better identify large vessel occlusion ischemic strokes prior to patients arriving at the hospital.
5 most expensive hospital projects of 2023
Health systems in Minnesota, New York, Michigan, Texas and Kentucky spent more than $1 billion on capital expansion projects in 2023.
