Between January 2022 and July 2023, nurses in Massachusetts filed 12,600 unsafe staffing reports, according to a Sept. 18 news release from the state’s nursing association.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine launches CEO search
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine is beginning its search for a CEO and the next dean of its medical school.
TriStar hospital names 1st associate chief nursing officer
TriStar Hendersonville (Tenn.) Medical Center has appointed Lawana Leonhardt, MSN, RN, as the facility’s first associate chief nursing officer.
US News' 22 best BSN programs for 2023-24
The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and Duke University in Durham, N.C., tied for the top spot in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs rankings.
Kaiser names regional president
Michelle Gaskill-Hames, RN, was appointed regional president of Kaiser Permanente for Southern California and Hawaii.
Health systems shuffle CFOs
UPMC, MetroHealth and Keck Medicine of USC are among the health systems that announced new CFOs in the last month, with several hospitals also following suit as the fourth quarter approaches.
GE HealthCare gets $44M to develop AI ultrasound tech
GE HealthCare received a $44 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop AI-assisted ultrasound imaging tools.
21,000 Sanford patients affected by vendor breach
Patient data from Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has been compromised as the health system’s imaging vendor, DMS Health Technologies, experienced a data security incident between March 27 and April 24, Valley News Live reported Sept. 15.
New York hospital CEO says it will not pay hackers ransom
Richard Duvall, CEO of Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital and Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, said they have received a demand from hackers but will not be paying the ransom, North Country This Week reported Sept. 15.
Oracle launches healthcare workforce capabilities
Oracle is adding healthcare workforce management capabilities to its cloud, Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management, with the aim of helping healthcare organizations attract and retain talent.
