Medline’s 710,000-square-foot distribution center in Salt Lake City is now fully operational, the healthcare supply company said Sept. 26.
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Denver Health taps HR chief
Denver Health has named Amy King chief human resources officer, effective Sept. 25.
Sentara Health rolls out AI assistant at 12 hospitals
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is expanding artificial intelligence-powered clinical documentation to all 12 of its hospitals.
Pennsylvania system to open $44M orthopedic hospital
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network is set to open a new orthopedic hospital and is expected to begin treating patients this winter.
Oklahoma hospitals cleared in patient-dumping investigation
A CMS investigation found Oklahoma State University Medical Center and Hillcrest Medical Center, both based in Tulsa, did not violate anti-patient-dumping laws, The Frontier reported Sept. 27.
Nurse accused of stealing medication from 50+ maternity patients
A former Iowa nurse is accused of stealing pain medication meant for more than 50 maternity patients and replacing it with saline, The Courier reported Sept. 28.
37% average base pay hike part of OHSU, nurses' tentative deal
The Association of University Registered Nurses — which is the local Oregon Nurses Association chapter — has reached a tentative labor contract with management at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University.
FDA panel votes against controversial ALS drug candidate
FDA advisers on Sept. 27 voted against recommending an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease.
FDA updates Ozempic label to mention intestinal blockage side effect
The label for Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Ozempic now acknowledges some users’ reports of ileus, or intestinal blockage.
More than 9M Ozempic, GLP-1 prescriptions written in Q4 2022
In the last three months of 2022, physicians signed more than 9 million prescriptions for obesity drug Saxenda and two diabetes medications, Ozempic and Mounjaro, according to a report by Trilliant Health, a data analytics company.
