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Shuttered Oklahoma hospital to reopen

Bristow, Okla.-based Carrus Lakeside Hospital has completed the necessary renovations required to get up to code and plans to reopen by the end of September, local news outlet KJRH reported Sept. 7.

Cancer care access for non-English speakers is 'alarming' challenge, researchers say

Accessing cancer care as a non-English speaking patient has become an “alarming” challenge, according to researchers from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. 

1 health system exec makes inaugural Time 100 AI List

Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, chief data science officer of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, has been named to the inaugural Time 100 AI List.

Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing spikes in winter: Study

Physicians prescribe more unnecessary antibiotics during colder months than warmer seasons, according to a study published Sept. 5 in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. 

Rural healthcare is hard and you have to commit, WVU Medicine CEO says

West Virginia may have one of the least healthy populations in the U.S., and there has to be much more focus on preventive health initiatives as a result, Albert Wright, CEO of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, told Becker’s in a recent interview.

HCA Florida hospital taps CEO

HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital has named Jeff Taylor its next CEO. 

Chicago hospital names president

Jonathan Lind has been named president of Swedish Hospital in Chicago, part of NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health.

'I want an executive to follow me': 16 hospital workers get real about staffing shortages

Staffing shortages wreak havoc on hospital workforces, raising patient safety concerns and harming employee well-being. At this point, the problem is well-known — but the solutions remain unclear.  

Sanford Health's CEO eyes growth

Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, sees a bright future for the health system despite a recently halted merger with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services.

Why some big health systems don't put their names on hospitals

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, the nation’s third-largest health system with 143 hospitals, recently said it would be adding its name to its hospitals for the first time.