Quiet quitting rose to popularity — online and on the clock — in summer 2022, as workers refused to go above and beyond their paygrade. Now, the movement has a hashtag: #ActYourWage, The New York Times reported Sept. 8.
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Nurse in critical condition after being assaulted by patient
A Rhode Island nurse is in critical condition after he was assaulted by a patient, ABC affiliate WPRI reported Sept. 8.
9 more key statistics to note from Moody's hospital report
Operating margins fell to “unsustainable levels” in 2022, according to a Sept. 7 Moody’s report. Here, Becker’s breaks down more of the key comparative statistics to come out of the report using 2022 data.
HSHS' CFO exits on abrupt notice
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System’s Chief Financial Officer, Kim Hodgkinson, abruptly left the health system Sept. 7, The State-Journal Register reported Sept. 8.
Philips looks to settle for $479M in respirator recall cases
More than three years after recalling millions of respirators because foam used to muffle noise entered the machines and patients’ lungs, Philips Respironics submitted a decision in federal court Sept. 7 to settle litigation related to the recall for $…
OSF HealthCare clones nurse program for pharmacists
Within two years, Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare doubled engagement in a program for pharmacists that was originally made for nurses.
HCA hospital opens part of $69M expansion
HCA Healthcare Northwest is continuing a $69 million expansion project after opening new operating room space, the Houston Chronicle reported Sept. 8.
UNC cancer center director to step down
Shelton “Shelley” Earp, MD, is stepping down as director of the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, effective June 2024.
Leapfrog Group reacts to presidential patient safety recommendations
The national organization behind the annual hospital safety grade rankings Leapfrog Group, is praising the new patient safety recommendations published Sept. 7 by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Mass Gen researchers find link between exercise and Alzheimer's prevention
Researchers from Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital discovered that the exercise-induced hormone, irisin, lowers levels of a main component in the plaques found in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
