A small electrical fire in an elevator at Atlanta-based Emory University Hospital Midtown caused 20 patients to be relocated, NBC affiliate WXIA reported Aug. 1.
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12 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From HCA facing a discrimination lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to St. Luke’s Health System winning $52.5 million in a harassment case, here are 12 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since July 25:
St. Mary's president to retire
Steven Jorgensen, president of Lewiston, Maine-based St. Mary’s Health System and senior vice president for Tewsbury, Mass.-based Covenant Health, will retire on Dec. 31.
Kaiser, CommonSpirit cut 7K+ metric tons of carbon with telehealth: Report
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Chicago-based CommonSpirit are cutting their carbon footprint by thousands of metric tons per year through increased adoption of telehealth and virtual care, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 2.
NIH names Fauci's permanent replacement
The National Institutes of Health has selected Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This appointment comes approximately eight months after Anthony Fauci, MD, resigned from the position in D…
California writes off $90M in debt from bankrupt clinic chain
California has agreed to write off more than $90 million in debt held by bankrupt Borrego Springs, Calif.-based Borrego Health, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Aug. 2.
Rush rolls out remote patient monitoring
Rush University System for Health has launched a remote patient monitoring program for Medicare and Medicaid patients in the Chicago area.
Providence hospital physicians vote to unionize
Physicians who work at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., have voted to join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, a hospitalists union represented by AFT Healthcare and serviced by the Oregon Nurses Association.
NYC public hospital nurses to receive raise under 'historic' contract
Members of the New York State Nurses Association have reached a new contract with NYC Health + Hospitals/mayoral agencies and the city of New York.
FDA outlines plan to boost supply of ADHD, binge-eating drugs
The FDA and Drug Enforcement Administration are calling on stakeholders throughout the pharmaceutical supply chain to do all they can to boost available quantities of stimulant medications for the treatment of ADHD, binge-eating and narcolepsy, accordi…
