Los Angeles is the most expensive city to build a hospital costing $970 per square foot at the high end of the range, according to a second quarter 2023 report from construction consulting firm Rider Levett Bucknall.
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20 top critical access hospitals | 2023
The National Rural Health Association named the top 20 critical access hospitals in the nation in early June.
Yale New Haven Health hit with rating downgrade
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health saw its default rating and that on a series of bonds downgraded one notch to “A+” from “AA-” amid continued operating woes, Fitch said June 28.
HCA Florida hospital taps chief medical officer
Kimberly Salazar, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, the hospital said June 28.
Top 10 cancer hospitals, per Newsweek
Newsweek released its annual list of America’s Best Cancer Hospitals for 2023.
Florida children's hospital taps chief of cardiovascular surgery
Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists tapped Joseph Forbess, MD, as chief of the section of cardiovascular surgery.
6 nurse specialties' employment numbers, by state
There are about 3.1 million registered nurses, 258,230 nurse practitioners, 1.3 million nursing assistants, 46,540 nurse anesthetists, 7,950 nurse midwives and 632,020 licensed practical and vocational nurses working in the U.S., according to the most …
She was told 'You'll never get into med school' — Now this physician is a hospital CEO
Monica Hum, MD, grew up wanting to be a physician — or that was at least one of the expectations her Chinese family had of her that she happily adopted. But she never imagined she would eventually hold two different C-Suite titles — especially af…
California hospital accused of overpaying for executive services
SEIU Local 521, a union representing employees of the Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern County Hospital Authority, has accused the system of overpaying two private consulting firms that provide its top executives.
Washington hospital CEO details plan to keep struggling facility open
Facing a loss of $12 million so far this year, Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center has laid out a plan to reverse its financial situation in the next one to two years.
