The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare of discriminating against an employee and retaliating against him when the employee reported discrimination, according to a lawsuit.
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Tenet Healthcare operating margin stays at 11.9% in Q2
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw its net income rise from $38 million in the same period in 2022 to $123 million in the second quarter of 2023.
Deaconess Health to acquire Indiana hospital
Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health, a 20-hospital system, entered into an affiliation agreement July 26 to acquire the Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center based in Jasper, Ind.
Employees' vacation time use at 10-year high
U.S. employees are using their vacation time more than they have in over a decade, according to a July 28 report from The Wall Street Journal. This comes after a slump in recent years due to the pandemic and fears of a recession.
Indiana system to build new hospital
Batesville, Ind.-based Margaret Mary Health is building a 124,000-square-foot hospital as it aims to position itself as a rural healthcare leader and support efforts to attract and retain top talent.
Missouri health system to expand virtual nurses to 6 hospitals
Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth plans to expand virtual nursing across its six hospitals after a pilot program successfully improved patient outcomes and bedside nurse satisfaction, the Springfield News-Leader reported July 20.
Abiomed edits instructions of heart device after 4 deaths
After four patient deaths, Abiomed clarified to customers of its Impella Left Sided Blood Pumps that the device could break a distal stent’s blade in transcatheter aortic valve replacement patients.
Lehigh Valley Health Network lawyer scrutinizes data breach lawsuit
Lawyers for Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network filed a court motion stating that lawyers representing a data breach lawsuit filed against them improperly downloaded patient data from the dark web in an “attempt to gain a strategic advant…
Cone Health taps chief nursing officer for Greensboro hospitals
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has named Elsie Graves, RN, BSN, the chief nursing officer for the health system’s Greensboro market, according to a July 31 news release shared with Becker’s.
Board finalizes case for OB-GYN who discussed 10-year-old's abortion
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board issued its final order and reprimand against an obstetrician-gynecologist who spoke to the media about a 10-year-old abortion patient, the Indianapolis Star reported July 29.
