Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has launched the Institute for Cell Therapy Discovery & Innovation. Research at the institute will focus on immunology and cell engineering with the purpose of creating new treatments for canc…
Becker’s asked pharmacy executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their team or system’s biggest achievement this year.
HCA Healthcare and Tenet Healthcare, two of the nation’s largest for-profit health systems, are reshaping their financial leadership with a wave of recent CFO appointments.
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is improving pregnancy blood pressure metrics through a virtual platform, Joseph Biggio, MD, system chair and service line leader for women’s services and chair of maternal-fetal medicine at Ochsner Health, told the Ame…
A few weeks after Baxter temporarily shuttered its manufacturing plant in Marion, N.C., which was the nation’s main supplier of intravenous solutions, 84% of hospital pharmacy workers reported a moderate or critical fluid shortage.
Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System completed its transition to an Epic EHR system to enhance provider and nursing satisfaction, improve patient engagement and streamline revenue cycle management.
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care has named Rick Shumway its new executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Jan. 13. Mr. Shumway will succeed Quinn McKenna, who will retire in January.
Orlando (Fla.) Health has appointed leaders for three hospitals.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Chi Memorial has appointed Lee Jackson, MD, as chief medical officer, effective Nov. 1.
Respiratory syncytial virus and influenza activity are on the rise in parts of the country, particularly among young children, according to the CDC’s latest respiratory virus updates.
