Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa at Minneapolis-based Allina Health will no longer be subject to a policy change making the flu vaccine a condition of employment, the health system and union confirmed to Becker’s.
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4 ways boards can influence quality and safety, per MGH's former chief quality officer
Hospital boards are responsible for plenty of high-level duties, and while their overall role may vary depending on an organization’s size and type, quality and safety should be infused into all of the areas they oversee, according to the former chief …
Methodist Healthcare eyes $100M San Antonio hospital expansion
Growth on San Antonio’s far north side has Methodist Healthcare eying an expansion project at its Stone Oak hospital in the city, the San Antonio Business Journal reported July 19.
Georgia county approves up to $375M for new hospital
Columbia County, Ga., approved a contract of up to $375 million in bonds for the construction of a new Augusta (Ga.) University Health hospital, after the health system completes its merger with Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health, The Augusta Chr…
Physician turnover jumped 43 percent in 8 years: 4 notes
New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that the annual rate for physician turnover increased by 43 percent between 2010 and 2018, though it decreased slightly in 2020.
Nurse practitioner abused dozens of patients: FBI
The FBI arrested a California nurse practitioner suspected of abusing more than a dozen boys and men since 1986, The Sacramento Bee reported July 19.
States with the best, worst rates of nursing facility warnings
Illinois has the highest percentage of nursing facilities with actual harm or immediate jeopardy warnings while Maine has the lowest.
Cancer drug shortages wreak havoc on clinical trials
Many agencies are delaying cancer trials and research due to cancer drug shortages, which may have a long-term effect on treatments, CNN reported July 20.
CFOs encouraged by 'softening' labor market
Health systems’ labor costs increased significantly over the last three years as hospitals relied on expensive contract labor during the pandemic and, more recently, increased pay to keep up with high inflation rates.
Physiatrist named CEO of Illinois rehab hospital
Pablo Celnik, MD, a physiatrist and physician-scientist from Johns Hopkins University, was named CEO of Chicago-based Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, according to a June 29 facility news release.
