Two men with loaded handguns were arrested Oct. 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital, CBS affiliate WROC reported.
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1st children's hospital adopts virtual nursing
Virtual nurses will soon beam into a U.S. children’s hospital for the first time.
Top 6 health IT threats, per 200 CIOs
Clinician burnout is the No. 1 threat to hospitals and health systems, according to a survey of more than 200 CIOs and other IT leaders.
9 policies to reduce burnout, per employees
Organizations that adopt a certain set of policies may be able to significantly improve the well-being of their employees and reduce burnout, according to new survey findings from the American Heart Association.
Health systems prioritize AI roles as talent shortage looms
Harvey Castro, MD, faculty of the American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, said a growing number of healthcare organizations are interested in hiring individuals in high-level AI roles, but there may not be enough talent to fill those rol…
New York health system to build $186M patient tower
Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network is to build a $186 million patient tower on its flagship campus, according to an Oct. 9 release.
Walgreens employees walk out, pharmacies close in 4 states
Walgreens pharmacy workers walked out Oct. 9 in a non-union planned action, causing locations in Arizona, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington to pause operations, CNN reported.
Illinois system makes 5 executive appointments
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health has appointed leaders at the system level and for its NorthShore Hospitals group that includes Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park and Skokie hospitals.
Kaiser to cut dozens of jobs in California
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals has revealed plans to cut jobs in two East Bay cities and in Southern California, according to WARN notices filed in the state.
Yale New Haven acquires 26-location urgent care provider
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System has acquired PhysicianOne Urgent Care, which operates 26 urgent care facilities across Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut, according to its website.
