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Kaiser launches Food is Medicine Center of Excellence

Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system, established its Food Is Medicine Center of Excellence on April 11. 

New York hospital transitions to critical access facility

Massena (N.Y.) Hospital, a 25-bed facility that is part of St. Lawrence Heath, has converted into a critical access hospital. 

Prime Healthcare gets credit rating upgrade

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Prime Healthcare Foundation’s rating on a series of bonds from “BBB” to “BBB+” with its rating outlook at stable. 

Judy Faulkner's financial philosophy

Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner is happy when her employees don’t know what EBIDTA stands for.

Why HCA nurses are working from home

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is increasingly hiring nurses to work from home.

12 changes that would improve quality of care most, per providers

Clinicians said improving staffing ratios and increasing annual salary could have the biggest effect on quality of care for patients, according to an April 11 Soliant Health report.

Hawaii opens 1st-of-its-kind clinic in high school

Hawaii has unveiled the first high school-based clinic in the country, Hawaii News Now reported April 11.

New York hospital physician fired after maternal, infant deaths

A physician was fired, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull was placed in immediate jeopardy, following two patient deaths in the hospital’s maternity ward, The New York Times reported April 11.

SSM Health market president heads to Dignity Health

Katherine Vergos, RN, was selected president of Dignity Health’s Las Vegas market and president and CEO of the Siena Hospital Campus in Henderson, Nev.

ProMedica partnership eliminating $222M in medical debt

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica is partnering with RIP Medical Debt to relieve $222 million in medical debt for more than 108,000 patients.