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Water line break delays Texas hospital opening

The opening of University Health’s $573.7 million San Antonio-based Women’s and Children’s Hospital has been delayed due to a water line break.

EHR and earthquakes: How 1 California hospital will use a $28M loan

El Centro (Calif.) Regional Medical Center was one of 17 struggling California hospitals to receive zero-interest loans from the state; hospital CEO Pablo Velez, PhD, RN, plans to use the loan for a number of different hospital improvements.

Where hiring rates are strong across generations

Four metropolitan areas are more welcoming to workers from all generations than other places in the U.S., according to a new analysis by LinkedIn’s Economic Graph team, released Aug. 30. 

Ohio system faces overtime suit

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System is accused in a federal proposed class-action lawsuit of failing to fully and properly pay employees overtime wages, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.

Warren Buffett on management, boards + CEOs

Warren Buffett celebrated his 93rd birthday Aug. 30. For 45 of those years, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has penned letters to shareholders, many of which contain his thoughts on boards, CEOs and management.

Tennessee health system expands hospital-at-home program

Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health has expanded its hospital-at-home program to an additional facility in order to serve patients at home who require high-acuity care, WATE-TV reported Aug. 29. 

What defines a CEO's legacy?

CEO exits at hospitals are up year over year, and CEOs’ tenures are shrinking at S&P 500 companies. However, some of healthcare’s longest-tenured CEOs told Becker’s they remain at their organizations and focused on how their teams are helping to ensure…

Isolation in healthcare

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, labeled the nation’s loneliness and isolation issue as an epidemic in May, and the healthcare industry lacks immunity to it, hospital leaders told Becker’s. 

Isolation in healthcare

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, labeled the nation’s loneliness and isolation issue as an epidemic in May, and the healthcare industry lacks immunity to it, hospital leaders told Becker’s. 

Duke Health's 1st chief data scientist to focus on AI

Michael Pencina, PhD, has been named the inaugural chief data scientist of Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health.