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California hospital adds retail space to bolster finances

Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, Calif., is bringing commercial real estate on campus to increase revenue — and quality of life for employees, ABC30 reported Oct. 11. 

The C-suite role seeing faster pay growth than CEOs

The pay gap is narrowing between legal chiefs and CEOs, according to a recent study from Equilar. 

Stony Brook Medicine CEO exits

Hal Paz, MD, has left his role as CEO of Stony Brook (N.Y.) Medicine and executive vice president for health sciences at Stony Brook University.

Michigan ANA opposes nurse-ratio bill

The American Nurses Association-Michigan released a letter opposing state legislation that would mandate patient ratios for hospital nurses.

Orlando Health names VP of Puerto Rico, Caribbean region

Omar Gonzalez has been appointed vice president of Orlando (Fla.) Health’s Puerto Rico/Caribbean Region, effective Oct. 1.

Cardiac company, CEO to pay $85M over kickback scheme allegations

A cardiac imaging company and its CEO agreed to pay more than $85 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations.

60 women sue former Brigham and Women's physician for sexual assault

More than 60 women filed a class-action lawsuit accusing a former Boston-based Brigham and Women’s physician of sexual abuse, WBUR reported Oct. 11.

85% of Washington hospitals report negative margins

While losses may have slowed slightly, hospitals in the state of Washington have reported an overall operating margin of -4.6% for the first half of 2023, an “unsustainable” level, according to the Washington State Hospital Association.

ProMedica to close 2 home health sites, trim another

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica plans to close two home health locations and significantly scale back operations at a third as part of its strategy to exit the home healthcare business. 

New AI tool designed to predict COVID-19 strains

Researchers at Boston-based Harvard Medical School and University of Oxford in England have created an AI tool to forecast which COVID-19 strains will grow in dominance, according to an Oct. 11 article in Nature.