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Cedars-Sinai launches virtual care app with AI chatbot

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has launched a 24/7 virtual care app that uses artificial intelligence to evaluate patients.

Mayo Clinic gets go ahead for $130M Jacksonville expansion

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has had a permit approved for a $130.7 million patient tower at its Jacksonville, Fla., campus, according to an Oct. 10 Jacksonville Daily Record report.

2 hospital closures in 3 days

Two rural community hospitals will be locking their doors between Oct. 9 and Oct. 12, citing wilting demand and unsustainable financial situations. 

USA Health names hospital CEO

Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health has named Deborah Browning, MSN, RN, the next CEO of its Children’s and Women’s Hospital. 

3 health systems adopt new Microsoft AI tools

Microsoft unveiled new healthcare data and artificial intelligence tools Oct. 10 that are being adopted by health systems including Advocate Health, Northwestern Medicine and Duke Health.

Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals chiefs to advise generative AI startup

Hippocratic AI, a generative artificial intelligence startup focused on healthcare, has named multiple health system C-suite leaders to its inaugural physician advisory council.

Former physician leader arrested amid fraud allegations, 40 patient lawsuits

Brian Hyatt, MD, the former leader of Arkansas’ medical board, was arrested Oct. 9 for alleged Medicare fraud. Dr. Hyatt is also facing lawsuits from more than 40 former patients accusing him of holding them against their will when he ran the locked be…

Kaiser workers warn of 2nd strike: 6 things to know

A labor coalition of 11 unions, which staged a strike earlier this month involving tens of thousands of workers in multiple states, is giving Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente a few more weeks to reach a new labor contract before facing another s…

New workforce dynamics call for new approaches to excellence

Workforce shortages and disruptions are not new in healthcare. However, in today’s environment, there are new dynamics in the workforce that have become prominent. 

Montana system temporarily closes some hospital beds due to staffing shortage

Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System has temporarily closed various hospital beds because of ongoing staffing shortages.