Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago earned the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report’s “2023-24 Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation” rankings, released Aug. 1.
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10 best hospitals for cancer care, per US News
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston earned the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report’s “2023-24 Best Hospitals for Cancer” rankings, released Aug. 1.
Breath test detects COVID-19 in 60 seconds
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis created a breath test that can identify people with COVID-19 infections in less than a minute.
Regional West Health downgraded 2 notches amid Cerner problems
Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services was downgraded to “BB-” and placed on a negative rating watch as “sizeable fiscal 2022 operational losses” continue to affect the health system, according to a July 31 Fitch Ratings report.
TeamHealth weighs options as $1B in loans due early 2024
Knoxville, Tenn.-based physician staffing company TeamHealth is evaluating recommendations from two of its largest creditors to repay over $1 billion in debt due early next year, according to The Wall Street Journal.
US to test Paxlovid as long COVID-19 therapy
The National Institutes of Health announced plans to test at least four different treatments for long COVID, including Pfizer’s Paxlovid, as potential therapies for the lasting condition, according to a July 31 news release.
⅓ of Americans see AI and robotics providing future care
Although the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare is still young, Americans are expecting it to take care of them as they get older.
ASCs central to Intermountain strategy to ease care access, CEO says
Hospital and health system leaders have various issues demanding their attention. Among the list is crafting strategies to provide the most effective care access for people.
Mayo Clinic Platform graduates new cohort of startups
Twelve national and international health tech startups graduated as the third cohort of the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate.
HAIs are on the rise. Here's how hospitals can brace
There’s a plethora of factors propelling the upward trend of hospital-acquired infections and outbreaks, meaning hospitals’ prevention efforts need to be complex, too, experts told Becker’s.
