Health system partnerships with educational institutions have helped ease the burdens of workforce shortages and allowed students to gain hands-on experience and class credit.
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6 recent COO-to-CEO transitions
COO and president were the most common backgrounds for CEOs in 2024, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report.
UK HealthCare hires 328 nurses from new program
Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare recently hired more than 300 registered nurses as part of the University of Kentucky’s implementation of a new graduate recruitment program.
UNC Health taps new chief nursing executive
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has tapped Lorie Rhine, RN, as its chief nursing executive.
Henry Ford Health kicks off $2.2B expansion: 7 things to know
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health broke ground Sept. 12 on its estimated $2.2 billion “Destination: Grand” hospital expansion project, the health system’s largest investment to date.
FDA cites drugmaker over misleading ad
The FDA cited AbbVie for its direct-to-consumer television ad for Ubrelvy, featuring tennis star Serena Williams.
16 new weight loss drugs to enter market by 2029, economists say
Competition is brewing for Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, two of the world’s leading pharmaceutical weight loss companies, according to analysts.
Steward CEO skips subpoena hearing
A chair with a name card for Ralph de la Torre, MD, chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, sat empty Sept. 12 after he skipped the bipartisan Senate committee hearing he had been subpoenaed to attend.
Hospital safety's big rebound
Hospitals are faring better on key quality and safety measures than they were before the pandemic, according to a new report from The American Hospital Association and Vizient.
Reddit fuels awareness of 'no-burp syndrome'
Physicians’ awareness of a unique condition involving the inability to burp has grown largely due to patients’ discussions on Reddit, according to KFF Health News.
