Guilford, Maine-based Puritan Medical Products, a supplier of medical swabs, issued a WARN notice June 28 regarding the closure of its Portland, Tenn., manufacturing plant as well as one in Pittsfield, Maine, according to documents.
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Press Ganey's Physician of the Year on a cardiology 'game changer' and what keeps him up at night
Willie Lawrence Jr., MD, medical director at Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Corewell Health South, discovered his interest in science in fourth grade thanks to a public school community garden.
SSM Health adds on-demand staffing capabilities to ease shortages
SSM Health, a 23-hospital health system based in St. Louis, has added an on-demand workforce platform to fill staffing gaps and improve employee retention.
Viewpoint: Effects of 'essential' drug shortages on hospital patient care
In the first quarter of 2023, 301 “basic hospital drugs” were in short supply across the United States, causing treatment delays and increasing the chance of medication errors, according to a July 7 American Hospital Association letter to members of Co…
Cipla recalls 6 batches of albuterol
Warren, N.J.-based Cipla USA, a subsidiary of India-based pharmaceutical company Cipla, recalled six batches of albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol solutions after one complaint of the product leaking.
Patients evacuated at HCA Florida hospital due to paper towel dispenser fire
Nineteen patients were evacuated after a paper towel dispenser caught fire at HCA Florida Largo Hospital July 7, NBC affiliate WFLA reported.
How Epic conducts monthly staff meetings with 13,000 employees
Epic has a two-hour meeting with its 13,000 employees from across the globe on the third Monday of each month, founder and CEO Judy Faulkner wrote July 10.
FDA clears rapid diagnostic test for bacterial respiratory infections
Lumos Diagnostics has received FDA clearance to market a rapid diagnostic test meant to support clinicians in determining when to prescribe antibiotics for acute respiratory infections.
20 largest physician groups by locations
There are more than 125,000 physician groups in the U.S., ranging in size from a solo physician to more than 13,500 physicians.
Nurses at UHS hospital vote to unionize
Nurses at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., have voted to join the District of Columbia Nurses Association, the union said in a news release on its Facebook page.
