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Mount Sinai launches innovation center

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has opened a 150,000-square-foot innovation center to advance clinical research and discoveries.

Texas system partners with college to train 100 nurses from Mexico

A partnership between San Antonio, Texas-based Methodist Healthcare, Alamo Colleges and  TecMilenio University in Monterrey, Mexico, will educate and train nurses from Mexico in an effort to curb staffing shortages in U.S. hospitals.

The upskilling dilemma

Most workers believe it is their job to keep their skills up to date, but few are taking the steps to do so, according to a recent report featured by SHRM Oct. 4. 

Avera names regional CEO

Shantel Krebs was named regional president and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, S.D.

Santa Clara Valley Health breaks ground on 10-story medical building

San Jose, Calif.-based Santa Clara Valley Healthcare has broken ground on a 230,000-square-foot medical facility, slated for completion in 2025, according to an Oct. 5 Commercial Property Executive report.

Texas hospital to close

St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange, Texas, will shutter Oct. 12 after unsuccessful efforts to satisfy its financial obligations. 

5 hospital revenue cycle executive moves

LCMC Health and NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health are among five health systems that have announced revenue cycle executive hires since Sept. 11, as reported by Becker’s. 

61 hospitals closing departments or ending services

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.

COVID-19 isn't the only infection with long lasting symptoms

A recent study found evidence of a “long cold” syndrome associated with a variety of common respiratory viruses, including the common cold and influenza.

How 1 cardiologist adapted an aneurysm procedure for cardiovascular surgery

Richard Smalling, MD, PhD, is one of the few cardiologists in the country using coil embolization to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.