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Michael Dowling: Where are the role models?

It’s no secret that Americans are increasingly being exposed to rising levels of rudeness, hostility, a lack of civility and decency in our day-to-day lives. 

The top-earning regions for female physicians

The highest-paying states for female physicians in 2022 were California, Oregon and Hawaii, a Medscape report found.

Vermont hospital training staff to be nurses

Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt., created an employee-to-nurse pipeline to ease its nurse shortage, ABC affiliate WCAX reported Oct. 24.

Saint Luke's names president amid BJC merger

Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Health System has tapped Julie Quirin as president, effective Nov. 1. 

Is healthcare's era of strikes here to stay?

From coast to coast, healthcare workers in the U.S. have participated in labor strikes this year, citing concerns about issues such as pay, staffing and recruitment. The strikes have involved workers from large health systems, including a walkout at Oa…

Best large healthcare workplaces for women: Fortune

The best large workplace for women in the healthcare industry is a travel nursing agency, according to Fortune. 

Mass General Brigham names chief academic officer

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham named Paul Anderson, MD, PhD, chief academic officer, a role he has filled on an interim basis since Jan. 1.

Highest-paying healthcare jobs in 75 US cities

In a number of U.S. cities, physicians are among the highest-paid jobs across all industries. But regardless of specialty, their pay differs drastically from one city to another, according to a recent series of analyses from Zippia. 

Staff shortages led to 66% of providers operating under full capacity: Kaufman Hall

Workforce shortages persist as a key issue for hospitals and health systems, keeping costs high and limiting patient access, a new Kaufman Hall report shows. 

107 best hospitals for critical care: Healthgrades

Seven HCA Healthcare, six TriStar, five Mercy Health and four AdventHealth hospitals are among the 107 hospitals that represent the top 5% of critical care, according to Healthgrades.