Wallace Dunn, president of the Odessa, Texas-based Ector County Hospital District Board, filed a defamation lawsuit Aug. 27 after HIPAA violation claims were made against him on social media.
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Cleveland Clinic, UnityPoint and more: 5 systems back in the black in Q2
Despite continued high labor costs, inflation and the rising costs of medical equipment and supplies, some nonprofit health systems reversed operating losses from the second quarter of 2023 and are back in the black in the second quarter of this year.
7 health systems operating at a loss in Q2
While many health systems continue to see sustainable improvements to their financial results, others are still working to improve upon their losses.
A wave of change is coming for healthcare benefits — are hospitals ready?
Surveys of employers are making one thing clear: Healthcare costs are rising faster than they did before the pandemic, and those costs are being driven by inflation, the increasing use of weight loss medications, and higher overall medical expenses. As…
Montana Lifepoint hospital reaches labor deal
Members of the Montana Nurses Association approved a three-year contract with Missoula, Mont.-based Community Medical Center.
Adena Health back in the black with 1.8% Q2 margin
Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System reported $3.3 million in operating income (1.8% margin) in the second quarter, reversing a $2.9 million loss (-1.6% margin) from the same period in 2023, according to financial documents published Aug. 27.
Fewer than half of US workers feel well compensated
About 4 in 10 U.S. workers report feeling well compensated in their roles, according to an Aug. 29 Linkedin News post.
2 Steward Massachusetts hospitals to close
Dallas-based Steward Health Care is set to close two of its Massachusetts hospitals, Boston-based Carney Hospital and Ayer-based Nashoba Valley Medical Center, at 7 a.m. Aug. 31.
Dozens charged in agency's largest pharmacy burglary ring in US
The Drug Enforcement Agency has charged 42 people in connection with a sweeping pharmacy burglary scheme across the United States.
Advocate Aurora Health exec returns to MaineHealth
Adrian Moran, MD, will soon join Portland-based MaineHealth after serving as chief medical officer of an Advocate Aurora Health hospital since 2022.
