Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Okla., is one of the latest hospitals in the nation to adopt TeamBirth — a care model that 94% of clinicians say improves patient outcomes.
CEO Stephen Gray started his new position at cash-strapped Watsonville (Calif.) Hospital on Nov. 1 and is already locked in negotiations with nursing staff, according to a Nov. 13 Lookout Santa Cruz.
Long-awaited findings from an international study of more than 17,000 patients showed the weight loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of having a heart attack or stroke, and the risk of dying from a heart attack.
Cities in California dominate the bottom of a list of warm weather cities considered the best for “snowbirds” and “zoombirds,” according to one new analysis.
In the latter part of 2021, the financial challenges at VCU Health System were pronounced, causing the organization to eliminate unnecessary costs in order to reverse its financial situation, Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Nov. 13.
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is working to create “digital twins” of patients to predict how they might respond to medical treatments, NJBIZ reported Nov. 13.
The Virginia Department of Health has approved a proposed Bon Secours freestanding emergency center in Hanover County while at the same time rejecting a similar plan from HCA Healthcare in the area, according to a Nov. 10 Richmond BizSense report.
A group of clinicians, informaticists and AI specialists at Renton, Wash.-based Providence collaborated to create ProvARIA to organize inbox messages based on content and urgency.
Nearly all pediatric hospital beds in a North Texas region are full amid a surge in respiratory syncytial virus. Nationwide, the positivity rate has increased from nearly 5% in mid-October to over 10%.