Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso received a $25 million gift from the Fox Family Foundation to help build West Texas’ first comprehensive cancer center.
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Top 5 cancer hospitals for pain care plans: CMS
Five cancer hospitals received a perfect score from CMS for moderate-to-severe pain care plans.
Hospital CEO turnover rate by state
Nationally, the rate of hospital CEO turnover in 2022 was 16 percent, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives.
AdventHealth hospital cited for inadequate patient complaints process
AdventHealth in Hendersonville, N.C., received a citation after a behavioral health patient was not allowed to speak to a patient advocate, Citizen Times reported Aug. 9.
'Nontraditional' approach needed to beef up nursing pipelines, Memorial Hermann leader says
It’s been almost four months since the National Council of State Boards of Nursing released a study that sounded alarms throughout healthcare.
Amazon, Maven ink deal
Amazon partnered with Maven Clinic to provide women’s healthcare services for the company’s employees in 50 countries outside of the U.S. and Canada.
Viewpoint: Nurses should be running the healthcare business
America needs more nurses — not just helping patients, but running the business of healthcare, Joel Theisen, BSN, RN, wrote in an opinion piece posted Aug. 8 on MedPage Today.
Healthcare M&A hits 3-year low
The number of healthcare mergers and acquisitions continued to decline in the second quarter of 2023, with the volume of deals at the lowest level in three years, according to an analysis from KPMG.
Optum launches nurse practitioner degree program
Optum has partnered with online educator Capella University to launch an educational program for advanced practice nurses in an effort to address the nationwide shortage.
10 states where COVID-19 admissions are rising fastest
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. are ticking up again, albeit from record lows. There were 9,056 new admissions for the week ending July 29, marking a 12.5 percent jump from the previous week.
