The CDC updated its risk assessment on distant omicron relative BA.2.86 on Aug. 30, saying the strain — which has concerned experts over the large number of mutations it carries — has been detected in at least four states.
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3 CFO exits in August
Advocate Health executive vice president and CFO, Anthony DeFurio, has resigned, according to an Aug. 28 voluntary disclosure from the Charlotte, N.C.-based system.
Is rudeness here to stay?
A spike in rude behavior emerged as one of the pandemic’s many societal consequences and has not receded alongside the public health crisis.
Patients cancel appointments at Ohio hospital over rumors of Legionnaires' outbreak
Patients have been canceling appointments at Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Regional Medical Center over rumors and concerns about a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, which the health system has since described as “misinformation.”
HCA Health Midwest names AVP of community engagement
Overland Park, Kan.-based HCA Midwest Health has appointed Allie Krass associate vice president of community engagement, effective Aug. 31.
Physician guilty of manslaughter can still practice, board says
The Colorado state medical board is allowing a physician convicted of reckless manslaughter to continue practicing medicine, CBS News reported Aug. 31.
30 least stressful nursing jobs that pay well
Postpartum care nurses were ranked the least stressful job that paid the best, according to Nursing Process.
Longtime Colorado health system CIO retires
Estes Park (Colo.) Health CIO Gary Hall plans to retire after 18 years with the health system.
Patient sues Wisconsin hospital claiming part of surgical drain was left in leg
A former patient filed a lawsuit against Milwaukee-based Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin claiming clinicians left part of a surgical drain in his leg after an operation, WISN reported Aug. 31.
Medline opens $75M distribution site
Medline opened its new $75 million, 800,000-square-foot distribution center in St. Peters, Mo., on Aug. 30.
