Baptist Health Breckenridge hosted its ribbon cutting ceremony July 20, marking the opening of a $90 million outpatient facility in Louisville, Ky.
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Texas A&M creates virtual nursing clinic for sexual assault survivors
Texas A&M’s Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing, based in Bryan, developed a new clinic that will provide virtual follow-up care to survivors of violence and trauma, NBC affiliate KAGS reported July 19.
BayCare taps hospital president
Patrick Downes is the new president of St. Joseph’s Hospital-South in Riverview, Fla.
Workforce enters a new era: Old age
There has been abundant discussion about how Generation Z will change the workforce with their interest in balance and flexibility. But a lesser-discussed, already-present trend will also affect the labor force in the coming decade: an increasing prese…
Healthcare's tedious work is also dangerous
The U.S. healthcare system is one of extremes, in which the same patient on the same day can experience herculean efforts to return to health while being denied a $12 medication, according to one physician’s op-ed in The New York Times.
The benefits, drawbacks of part-time physicians
While some leaders credit part-time work with keeping physicians in the fields, they grapple with how best to keep morale up while still providing patient care.
Medical groups 'stuck in fee for service' amid CMS pay cuts
Physicians are concerned about Medicare’s proposed physician pay cuts for 2024 — which would reduce the conversion factor by $1.14 (3.34 percent) — and argue the lack of clinically relevant alternative payment models available prevents medical gro…
Atrium rehab hospital first in US to join WHO alliance
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation is the only U.S. rehab hospital to be granted membership to the inaugural class of the World Rehabilitation Alliance.
UCI Health appoints new chief nursing exec
Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has tapped Anne Marie Watkins, DNP, RN, to become its new chief nursing executive, according to a July 20 news release shared with Becker’s.
Medline Industries distribution center houses New York's largest rooftop solar project
Medline Industries, a private manufacturer and distributor of medical products, is now home to New York’s largest rooftop solar project at its Montgomery distribution center, according to a July 20 news release.
