Jessica Thompson Melton will join UF Health Oct. 14 as chief transformation officer, the Gainesville, Fla.-based system said in a Sept. 9 news release.
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How this UCHealth hospital is addressing the housing crisis
The U.S. housing crisis can lead to difficulties in retaining and recruiting healthcare professionals. UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs, Colo., is addressing the issue with investment in long-term employee housing.
New Jersey hospital taps RWJBarnabas leader as CEO
Jim Andrews has been named president and CEO of Brown Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center, effective Sept. 9.
464 hospitals patients would highly recommend
Becker’s has compiled a list of the hospitals patients would recommend in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.
Steward hospital hearings pushed back in four states
Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed a Sept. 9 notice to push back the sale hearing dates for some of its hospitals across four states.
Ballad Health sells lab assets to Labcorp
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health is selling select operating assets of its outreach laboratory services to Labcorp.
Drugmakers say GLP-1 shortages are easing, but patients struggle to fill prescriptions
While drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly assert that shortages of popular weight loss and diabetes medications Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro and Zepbound are easing, many patients continue to face challenges accessing the drugs, NPR reported Sept. 6.&nb…
New Alzheimer's drug faces challenges
Leqembi, an Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen and Eisai, faces hurdles with respect to reimbursement and diagnostic uncertainties, diagnostic test requirements and the need for regular brain scans, CNBC reported Sept. 8.
Blood culture bottle shortage: 3 notes from CMS
CMS on Aug. 29 addressed frequently asked questions regarding the ongoing BD BACTEC blood culture media bottle shortage.
Workers push back on California hospital's proposed closures
California Nurses Association members are condemning a proposal to end births and intensive care services at the 49-bed Santa Paula (Calif.) Hospital on Oct. 15, relocating them to the 272-bed Ventura County Medical Center about 15 miles away.
