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California hospital to use state loan to install Cerner

El Centro Regional Medical Center will use $3.5 million of its $28 million loan from California to install a Cerner EHR.

AI speeding up stroke diagnosis at Baptist

Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida says AI technology has been helping its neurosurgeons speed up stroke care during “golden hour” — the first 60 minutes after a stroke in which clinicians have the greatest opportunity to restore blood flo…

UNC Health's plan to create responsible AI

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health is in the process of creating an AI framework to ensure the technology is being developed responsibly, WRAL.com reported Aug. 25. 

UNC Hospitals locks down amid reports of armed suspect

UNC Hospitals locked down Aug. 28 amid reports of an armed suspect on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.

4 hospitals transitioning to rural emergency status

Since the rural emergency hospital program went into effect earlier this year, hospitals in Texas, Mississippi, Michigan and Arkansas have taken advantage of the program. 

New Texas hospital taps CEO

San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare named Megan Amalakuhan the first CEO of its new Westover Hills hospital. 

Healthcare uppermost in voter minds but not necessarily politicians'

Voters may be restless over healthcare issues, but politicians, especially at the potential presidential level, aren’t paying enough attention, Paul Keckley writes in his latest report.

So many challenges for healthcare execs, but some stand out more

The opioid crisis, adoption of telehealth and better use of data are just some of the issues uppermost in healthcare executives’ minds, as well as the ever-present labor crisis and bringing innovation into everyday practices.

Trident Medical Center promotes leader to chief nursing officer

Jenn Freund, MSN, RN, has been appointed as the chief nursing officer for Trident Medical Center in North Charleston, S.C., according to an Aug. 21 news release.

Only 1 state ranked highly for nurses, physicians and health systems: WalletHub

Minnesota is the only state ranked highly for nurses, physicians and healthcare systems according to personal finance site WalletHub.