Without a clear resolution to the monthslong shortage of life-saving cancer drugs, hospital pharmacy leaders told Becker’s the “gray market” is barging into their emails and phone logs.
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Doylestown Health selling retirement community division for $80.6M
Doylestown (Pa.) Health is selling its Pine Run Retirement Community and related assets to Presbyterian Senior Living in an $80.6 million deal, The Philadelphia Business Journal reported July 19.
Connecticut to require hospital nurse staffing committees
Beginning Oct. 1, Connecticut hospitals will be required to implement several nurse staffing measures including having organized plans on file, establishing a staffing committee and must meet certain reporting requirements or face civil penalties, acco…
300+ cases of multidrug-resistant shigella seen in US, Europe since April
Since April, 309 cases of shigellosis have been reported to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, including 106 in the U.S. Most of the cases were caused by multidrug-resistant strains of the shigella bacteria, with transmission prima…
U of Louisville hospital went without power, AC for 12 hours
The University of Louisville (Ky.) Hospital — the sole Level 1 trauma facility in the region — was without power for more than 12 hours July 15, the Louisville Courier Journal reported.
Study links readmissions to discharge process: 6 takeaways
Patients who have had vascular surgeries are often readmitted to the hospital for a variety of reasons — often preventable — more often than patients who undergo different types of surgeries. These readmissions could be largely avoided if other aspects…
Texas hospital taps CFO
Memorial Medical Center in Port Lavaca, Texas, has named Steve Brock CFO, according to local newspaper The Port Lavaca Wave.
Stanford president resigns after flaws found in research
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, will step down from his role as president of Stanford (Calif.) University on Aug. 31 amid scrutiny of his past research projects.
3 health systems rolling out virtual nursing
Hospitals and health systems are increasingly turning to virtual nursing as a way to combat the nursing workforce shortage. Here are three hospitals and health systems who are expanding or launching virtual nursing programs:
3 hospital-developed AI innovations to monitor
Artificial intelligence-enabled platforms are raising eyebrows in hospitals throughout the country, teasing diagnostic and treatment innovations that are just down the pike.
