Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has treated five patients with malaria amid the nation’s first locally transmitted outbreak in two decades, NPR reported July 26.
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UNC Health to lay off 246
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health will lay off 246 employees after it ends services at a behavioral health facility in Raleigh on Sept. 30, according to a WARN notice filed July 21 with the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
HCA reports almost $2.6B net income in 1st 6 months, raises guidance
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, one of the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S., reported net income of $1.19 billion for the second quarter of 2023, 3.3 percent higher than the same period in 2022 ($1.155 billion), which included $110 …
6 health systems seeking revenue cycle vice presidents
Six health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents.
Health system balance sheets cushion depleting cash reserves
Strong balance sheet metrics continue to offset weak operating performances for many health systems, but the remaining cushion has become more limited, according to a July 20 report from Fitch Ratings.
Delaware health system eliminates COO role
Beebe Healthcare, a community health system based in Lewes, Del., has eliminated the position of Executive Vice President and COO Rick Schaffner, RN, Delaware News Journal reported July 27.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center outlook revised to negative
Towson, Md.-based Greater Baltimore Medical Center, while having its default rating and that on a series of bonds affirmed at “A+,” saw its outlook downgraded to negative, Fitch said July 26.
Inflation's effect on healthcare? TBD
It’s been an unusual stretch of inflation for healthcare.
Nurse accused of slamming baby into bassinet cleared of misconduct by state agency
A nurse who was fired after allegedly “slamming” the face of a 2-day-old infant into a bassinet was cleared of misconduct by the state agency, NBC New York reported July 26.
'1 size doesn't fit all': Nurse leaders' case against staffing ratios
While patient safety should always be a top priority, being forced to abide by nurse-to-patient ratios when scheduling takes away nurse leaders’ ability to exercise their own clinical power, Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, CEO of the American Organization for N…
