Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare created an artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can predict the upcoming week’s work schedule for its nurse navigators who are in charge of facilitating the process of cancer care for patients.
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Oregon system appoints CEO
Medford, Ore.-based Asante Health has named Tom Gessel president and CEO, effective Sept. 18.
Police: 2 women killed by employee in California assisted living facility
Two women were shot and killed by an employee at a Diamond Bar, Calif.-based assisted living facility, Fox affiliate KTTV reported June 24.
New York hospital to cut services as part of critical access bid
Warsaw, N.Y.-based Wyoming County Community Hospital filed plans to take nearly half of its 62 beds off its operating certificate as it looks to meet critical access hospital requirements, local news outlet WGRZ reported June 26.
Northwell hospital discontinues overnight ambulance shift
Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital, part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, will discontinue an overnight ambulance tour that operates south of the Huguenot neighborhood on the South Shore of Staten Island, a hospital spokesperson con…
How AI is opening the door for quicker, more accurate diagnoses
Some view artificial intelligence as a threat to job security and quality care, but Stuart Schnitt, MD, pathologist and chief of breast oncologic pathology at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, sees AI as the tool that can lead to better patient ou…
Hospital capacity problems will persist as patient acuity rises by 2033
Hospital capacity problems are expected to persist over the next decade even as care increasingly moves out of the traditional hospital into the home and outpatient settings, according to the latest forecasts from Sg2.
3rd physician leaves Kansas hospital amid CEO termination
A third physician has left Norton (Kan.) County Hospital amid the termination of former CEO Brian Kirk.
Arkansas nursing program snags $10M gift
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith will expand its nursing program thanks to a $10 million gift from the Windgate Foundation, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported June 26.
Fears ramp up for immigrants ahead of July 1 Florida hospital law
Immigrants will be asked whether they are in the country legally if they seek hospital care in Florida as a new law goes into effect July 1.
