Patient data was stolen from Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center due to a vulnerability in the hospital’s MOVEIt server, ABC 8 reported July 20.
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HCA lobbies for $233M Virginia hospital after state board recommends rejection
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare officials are continuing to lobby for a new $233 million hospital in Hanover County, Va., after Virginia Department of Health officials recommended rejection of HCA’s application in the spring, Richmond BizSense re…
New Mexico hospital CEO resigns
Caleb O’Rear has resigned as CEO of Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas, N.M., the Las Vegas Optic reported July 20.
Boston Medical Center resident physicians rally for higher pay
Boston Medical Center resident physicians held a demonstration July 20 to call for more competitive pay.
Cash-strapped Colorado hospital's incoming administrator eyes revenue cycle efficiency
Andy Dreesen said he will continue efforts to assess Leadville, Colo.-based St. Vincent Health’s revenue cycle efficiency when he becomes the cash-strapped hospital’s administrator in September, the Herald Democrat reported July 20.
Baptist Health unveils $90M facility
Baptist Health Breckenridge hosted its ribbon cutting ceremony July 20, marking the opening of a $90 million outpatient facility in Louisville, Ky.
Texas A&M creates virtual nursing clinic for sexual assault survivors
Texas A&M’s Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing, based in Bryan, developed a new clinic that will provide virtual follow-up care to survivors of violence and trauma, NBC affiliate KAGS reported July 19.
BayCare taps hospital president
Patrick Downes is the new president of St. Joseph’s Hospital-South in Riverview, Fla.
Workforce enters a new era: Old age
There has been abundant discussion about how Generation Z will change the workforce with their interest in balance and flexibility. But a lesser-discussed, already-present trend will also affect the labor force in the coming decade: an increasing prese…
Healthcare's tedious work is also dangerous
The U.S. healthcare system is one of extremes, in which the same patient on the same day can experience herculean efforts to return to health while being denied a $12 medication, according to one physician’s op-ed in The New York Times.
