At Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, Calif., quality metrics are on full display for everyone to see — even in front of the Starbucks within the hospital walls.
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MedStar's 'game changer' in closing maternal care gaps
MedStar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center is closing the gap on maternal and infant health disparities with a new program, The Washington Post reported Jan. 21.
Intermountain boosts nurse retention to 97% with group mentoring
Denver-based Intermountain Health/Saint Joseph Hospital has had a nurse mentoring program since 2018, but in 2023, it decided to redo everything.
Mississippi systems compete to buy 96-bed hospital
The Oktibbeha County board of supervisors has approved a request for proposals seeking a buyer for OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, Miss., with two of the state’s largest health systems interested in acquiring the hospital, according to ABC a…
3rd party breach affects Allegheny Health Network home care patients
A data breach at IntraSystems, a computer consulting firm, has compromised the personal information of 293,900 home care patients affiliated with Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Jan. 21.
U of California Health saves $15M with cardiac surgery consortium
The University of California’s five medical centers have collected and pooled cardiac surgery data for more than a decade, allowing the system to streamline care and improve financial margins. Subsequent data analysis has resulted in 132 bed days saved…
Where US hospitals stand on value of heart attack care: 5 things to know
The majority of U.S. hospitals meet the national average of mortality and payment rates used to calculate value of care for heart attack patients, according to CMS data published Oct. 30, 2024.
BayCare names new benefits vice president
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System named Marc Hallee vice president of total rewards on Jan. 6.
Maine hospital names COO
Matthew Wolden was named COO of MaineHealth’s Maine Medical Center in Portland.
UAB Health opens 7 specialty clinics
The University of Alabama Birmingham Medicine has opened seven specialty clinics on the sixth floor of the UAB Medical West medical office building in Bessemer, Ala.
