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Wisconsin hospital pauses labor and delivery services

Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake (Wis.), a regional hospital of Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, said it will temporarily pause labor and delivery services beginning May 1 due to limited staffing. 

McLaren Health hospital names new president, CEO

Tracey Franovich, RN, has been named president and CEO, of Mount Clemens, Mich.-based McLaren Macomb Hospital, part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health, effective May 5.

Patient fires gun at Detroit hospital employee, shoots self: Police

A patient fired a gun at an employee at Detroit-based DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital before turning the gun on himself, Fox2 reported April 28.

Medline to acquire surgical products business

Medline is planning to scoop up Ecolab, a global surgical solutions and medical product company. 

CDC: Hospitals no longer required to report COVID-19 data

The CDC has announced that starting May 1, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity or hospital occupancy data.

Will WHO's airborne transmission update influence CDC's mask rules?

The World Health Organization updated its classification of airborne diseases last month in a move expected to influence infection control policies globally. However, it’s unclear whether the CDC will consider these changes in its final masking guideli…

J&J to resolve most cancer talc claims for $6.5B

Johnson & Johnson plans to settle 99.75% of claims alleging its talc-based baby powder products led to ovarian cancer, the company said May 1. 

Why Epic trimmed its noncompete list

Epic says it winnowed its noncompete list to a “few dozen” health IT companies after leadership realized how large the index had grown.

Top 50 cities for startups

San Francisco and New York City top the list of the best cities for startups, according to PitchBook.

CIOs' top 15 priorities over next 3 years

CIOs’ top priority over the next one to three years will be driving business innovation, according to a recent CIO survey.