Health experts are cautiously monitoring EU.1.1, a new SARS-CoV-2 subvariant the CDC started tracking this week. So far, experts said they have not seen anything that raises red flags.
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'We're definitely not ready for Dr. ChatGPT': Hospital digital leaders' favorite generative AI platforms
Health system digital leaders told Becker’s they use different generative artificial intelligence programs depending on the situation, but “Dr. ChatGPT” hasn’t arrived just yet.
Physician group to buy, reopen Florida hospital that closed last year
Bonifay, Fla.-based Doctors Memorial Hospital plans to purchase Healthmark Regional Medical Center, a 50-bed hospital in Defuniak Springs, Fla., that closed in March 2022, mypanhandle.com reported June 28.
Pennsylvania system lays off 53; 226 positions cut since January
Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System laid off 53 employees this week and has cut 226 positions — including resignations, retirements and elimination of vacant positions — since January, The Butler Eagle reported June 28.
Mississippi hospital CEO turnover on track for highest-ever year
Mississippi’s hospital CEO turnover might hit a record high this year, Mississippi Media reported June 28.
$390M for nurses: How hospitals, colleges are tackling the shortage
With 94 percent of hospitals of health executives reporting their shortage of nurses as “critical,” the industry is plugging hundreds of millions of dollars into reversing the trend.
New Jersey cancer center 1st to dose patient with new tumor treatment
Summit, N.J.-based Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center at Overlook Medical Center is the first in the nation to dose a patient with a glioblastoma tumor treatment aimed at increasing the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy.
Former Ochsner exec named CFO of Mississippi system
Memorial Health System in Gulfport, Miss., named William Barrette CFO, effective March 6, the Mississippi Hospital Association said in a June 26 news release.
MetroWest Medical Center names CFO
Framingham, Mass.-based MetroWest Medical Center has named Stephanie Jackman-Havey CFO.
Staff at HCA Texas hospitals get pay bump
Members of the Service Employees International Union at Las Palmas and Del Sol medical centers in El Paso, Texas, will receive pay increases under a new, recently approved contract, the El Paso Times reported June 28.
