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Pig organ transplants inching closer to human trials: 4 notes

Several reports about successful pig organ transplant procedures have emerged in 2023, continuing to lay the foundation for eventual human clinical trials and possibly a future in which xenotransplants become the norm for patients in need of a vital or…

Costco CEO to step down amid healthcare bet

Costco CEO Craig Jelinek announced that he is stepping down on Jan. 1, 2024, as the retail giant looks to break into healthcare.

Shuttered North Carolina hospital failed to submit compliance reports for 5 years

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health acknowledged that it failed to provide compliance reports to the state of North Carolina for shuttered Martin General Hospital for five years, local news outlet WITN reported Oct. 18.

4 Arkansas hospitals set to receive federal funds

Four Arkansas hospitals got preliminary approval to receive $16 million in federal aid from the American Rescue Plan Act, Arkansas Advocate reported Oct. 17.

Merging Froedtert Health reports $66M operating gain

Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health, which is merging with fellow Wisconsin system Neenah-based ThedaCare, has reported operating income in fiscal 2023 of $66 million on revenue of $3.6 billion.

4 top predictors of nurse satisfaction

An analysis of Glassdoor reviews from current and former nurses revealed there are four key factors most influential in shaping nurses’ overall job satisfaction: compensation, workload, toxic culture and organizational support. 

Norton Healthcare tops off $90M hospital project

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare placed the final beam in a $90 million capital project, which will result in the first hospital in the west of the city for over 150 years, the system said Oct. 18.

Christus system names CEO

Grant Wicklund was named CEO of Christus Santa Rosa Health System in San Antonio, part of Irving, Texas-based Christus Health.

Patients more likely to survive surgeries at US News-ranked hospitals

Patients — especially those living in poverty — see better surgical outcomes when treated at a hospital ranked by U.S. News & World Report, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Surgery. 

CVS names new chief digital officer

CVS Health has named Tony Ambrozie as its new senior vice president and chief digital and technology officer of pharmacy and consumer wellness.