Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., have voted to authorize a strike, according to a hospital statement shared with Becker’s July 11.
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Pennsylvania hospital CEOs at odds over nurse staffing legislation
Two Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network leaders slammed the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Act in a July 10 op-ed in The Morning Call.
UVA Health gaining 5% ownership stake in Riverside Health System as part of new alliance
Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health and Newport News, Va.-based Riverside Health System are forming an alliance to increase access to innovative care for complex medical conditions and clinical trials.
26 health systems, Big Tech companies in National Academy of Medicine's digital health collaborative
The National Academy of Medicine formed a digital health consortium in 2011 that continues to add members toward its aim of boosting population and patient-level health.
10 startups join Cedars-Sinai's health tech accelerator
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai’s health tech accelerator program welcomed 10 new startups to join its ninth cohort.
AAPA taps former Rush leader as inaugural chief medical officer
Jennifer Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, has been selected to serve as the American Academy of Physician Associates’ first chief medical officer.
ASHP names 6 hospital pharmacies as centers of excellence
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has honored six hospitals with its certificate of excellence in medication use safety and pharmacy practice.
Pennsylvania agency makes reporting newborn injury details voluntary for hospitals
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has changed course and voted to make reporting on newborn injuries and deaths optional, PennLive reported July 11.
Risant Health will drive new tech adoption at Geisinger, CEO says
Jaewon Ryu, MD, president and CEO of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health, said Risant Health, the new nonprofit organization created by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, will give the organization more opportunity to invest in AI and …
FDA OKs more cisplatin drug imports
The FDA is allowing 10 more lots of cisplatin from a China-based pharmaceutical company to be imported to the U.S. to ease the ongoing cancer drug shortage, Bloomberg reported July 10. The additional lots are set to arrive next week.
