Tampa, Fla.-based St. Joseph’s Hospital Cancer, part of Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System, is investing $33 million in a new radiation treatment facility.
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Victims of Maine shooting soon to be released from hospital
Three victims from the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewistown, Maine, that killed 18 and wounded 13 may soon be released from Central Maine Medical Center, according to a Nov. 7 news release.
The Leapfrog grades of hospitals hit with immediate jeopardy warnings
Fifteen hospitals in the U.S. have faced a possible loss of Medicare or Medicaid funding from CMS in the last year as a result of an immediate jeopardy citation. However, the hospitals facing these situations are not always graded poorly in other metho…
Senate confirms NIH director after 23-month search
Monica Bertagnolli, MD, is the new director of the National Institutes of Health.
Hospitals have 'ways to go' on HAIs
While new data from The Leapfrog Group’s fall safety grades shows hospitals have made progress in reversing a major spike in healthcare-associated infections that occurred during the pandemic, data indicates now is not the time to rest on the laurels o…
Former Kettering Health execs misused funds, investigation confirms
An internal investigation ordered by Kettering (Ohio) Health has confirmed that former senior executives and board members spent funds inappropriately — and the health system is seeking repayment.
Ascension's latest executive appointments
Beau Higginbotham was appointed to serve as president and CEO of Ascension Saint Agnes in Baltimore, part of St. Louis-based Ascension.
City of Hope taps new chief clinical officer
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has selected Alan Bryce, MD, as the chief clinical officer of its Phoenix cancer center location, according to a Nov. 7 news release.
Nurse bias toward transgender patients is higher than their peers: study
Nurses tend to have more implicit bias toward transgender patients than non-nurse healthcare workers, according to a survey of more than 34,000 employees in the sector.
Trinity's health informatics vision
As Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health continues to transition all of its hospitals, ambulatory care centers and physician offices to an Epic EHR, Murielle Beene, DNP, RN, senior vice president and chief health informatics officer, told Becker’s that h…
