Mercy Health-Youngstown (Ohio) and Lifepoint Rehabilitation broke ground on a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in that city.
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Cedars-Sinai staff unwind in 'serenity lounges'
After opening the first “serenity lounge” in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has unveiled 13 more break rooms with massage chairs and aromatherapy for nurses and other patient care employees.
Prime Healthcare closes $425M credit facility
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services has closed a $425 million credit facility, a move that is expected to help with the company’s growth strategy, including acquisitions.
Physicians urge caution over 'Barbie Botox' trend
Plastic surgeons and cosmetic dermatologists are reporting an uptick in patients requesting “Barbie Botox” or “trap tox” — a cosmetic procedure that has gained traction on social media this summer, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 29.
Hospital mask costs remain steady as demand rises
As hospitals in New York, California and a few other states reinstate mask mandates amid a COVID-19 uptick, hospital supply leaders told Becker’s mask costs aren’t rising.
UPMC held an equity lottery for sparse COVID-19 drugs
When UPMC was short on COVID-19 monoclonal antibody Evusheld, the Pittsburgh-based system assembled a weighted lottery for equitable care, according to a study published Sept. 1 in JAMA.
UC Davis Health to deliver in-home urgent care
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has partnered with DispatchHealth to deliver in-home urgent care through a program dubbed the Urgent Medical Care At-Home program.
Michigan system IT outage affects billing, EHR
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care’s billing system and EHR was affected by a computer network shutdown after its IT security team found suspicious activity during routine monitoring, Detroit Free Press reported Sept. 5.
Driverless taxis blocked ambulance transporting patient
Two driverless taxis in San Francisco blocked an ambulance with a critically injured patient, possibly contributing to the patient’s death, the New York Times reported Sep. 2.
New data on BA.2.86: What to know
New lab data suggests COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 — a distant omicron relative that has been making headlines over the past few weeks because of its large number of mutations — may not be as transmissible or immune-evasive as experts initially believed, C…
