Rodolfo “Rudy” Garza, MD, has been named chief medical officer of St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas. He took on the role Aug. 28.
Category: Static
California pharmacists make 5 million mistakes every year: Report
Pharmacists are overworked and understaffed, according to the California Board of Pharmacy, and it may be what is leading them to make up to 5 million errors each year, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 5.
Strike planned at Ascension hospital in Michigan
Members of the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 40 have indicated plans to begin a three-day strike Sept. 11 at Ascension Providence Rochester (Mich.) Hospital.
New COVID-19 boosters: 3 things to know
Amid a late-summer increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the next booster shot targeting XBB.1.5 might be available as early as Sept. 13.
CommonSpirit names CEOs of 5 hospitals
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has named CEOs to lead the five Utah hospitals added to the system in May.
Healthcare re-imagined by CEOs
Healthcare experienced a seismic shift in the last few years, enduring the COVID-19 pandemic, workforce shortages, inflation and rapid technological advancement. Hospitals and health systems can’t operate the way they did for decades and stay financial…
Biotech company lays off 15% of staff
Absci, a company using generative artificial intelligence in the drug discovery process, laid off 30 employees or about 15 percent of its staff, GeekWire reported Sept. 6.
The state of men's health: 7 findings from Cleveland Clinic
More than 80 percent of men in the U.S. believe they live a healthy lifestyle, though this may be an inaccurate perception, given many respondents indicated they have unhealthy habits and lifestyles, according to new survey findings from Cleveland Clin…
Quest Diagnostics earns FDA breakthrough designation for adeno-associated virus test
Quest Diagnostics was recently granted a breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its adeno-associated virus test.
10 best cancer hospitals in North Carolina, ranked by US News
Here are the top 10 cancer hospitals in North Carolina, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 annual rankings.
