There are about 3.1 million registered nurses, 258,230 nurse practitioners, 1.3 million nursing assistants, 46,540 nurse anesthetists, 7,950 nurse midwives and 632,020 licensed practical and vocational nurses working in the U.S., according to the most …
Monica Hum, MD, grew up wanting to be a physician — or that was at least one of the expectations her Chinese family had of her that she happily adopted. But she never imagined she would eventually hold two different C-Suite titles — especially af…
SEIU Local 521, a union representing employees of the Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern County Hospital Authority, has accused the system of overpaying two private consulting firms that provide its top executives.
Facing a loss of $12 million so far this year, Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center has laid out a plan to reverse its financial situation in the next one to two years.
As hospital and health system workers continue to serve patients and experience staffing challenges, they have a lot on their minds, including questions they want their CEOs to ask them about topics ranging from employee input to care access. &nbs…
A proposed merger between Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System and Augusta (Ga.) University Health has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and civil rights advocates alike — but the health systems defended their vision in a June 27 public hearing. …
The healthcare industry is like a “music store in the ’90s” with the ultimate goal of becoming as consumer-friendly as Spotify, the tech chief of CVS Health’ Signify Health told TechNewsWorld.
Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has partnered with UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Washington, with Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle operating as the physician group’s primary acute-care referral center, according to the health …
Hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with staffing challenges, including shortages. Below are the number of job openings at hospitals that were named to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.
Plans for a multiyear commitment addressing health access challenges for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries have been praised by the American Hospital Association.
