Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health plans to lay off more than 500 workers by the end of August, according to a WARN notice filed with the state July 13.
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Prisma Health to outsource 689 jobs
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health has entered into a partnership with Compass One Healthcare to provide environmental services. As a result of the deal, the health system will terminate the employment of 689 environmental services workers at the end…
Heritage Valley Health downgraded as operating challenges continue
Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System suffered a credit downgrade on its default rating following sustained operating challenges that are not likely to recover substantially for the foreseeable future, Fitch said July 14.
ProMedica committed to working with Coldwater hospital buyer, but there's no plan B
While Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica says it is fully on board with a proposal for Los Angeles-based American Healthcare Systems to buy its Coldwater (Mich.) Regional Hospital, there is little to fall back on if the planned deal fails to get over regulat…
Rising costs push WakeMed losses to $107M in 2022
Like many other health systems, Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed is incurring losses due the rising cost of labor and drugs, Triangle Business Journal reported July 14.
10 most empowering health system brands
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare leads the way in a list of the most empowering health system brands, according to a study by Monigle.
Tennessee system expands postpartum facilities as part of $200M project
Franklin, Tenn.-based Williamson Health has opened a new postpartum wing consisting of 11 beds and a newborn nursery, according to a June 23 Healthcare Design report.
'The secret sauce' behind Georgia Urology's physician hiring and success
Twenty-four physicians from Atlanta-based Georgia Urology have been recognized as some of the state’s top, practicing physicians — accounting for nearly 40 percent of the entire ‘best of’ list, according to a July 11 news release.
J&J sues 4 physicians over cancer research
Johnson & Johnson is suing four physicians over published research linking its talc-based baby powder products to mesothelioma, according to court documents.
Nurse licensure reporting requirements change for Washington hospitals
Starting July 24, hospitals in Washington state will be required to report to the state’s board of nursing hiring a nurse with a multistate license within 30 days of their hiring date as part of the Nurse Licensure Compact, which it joined in April, ac…
