Jason Chang was promoted to CEO of Honolulu-based The Queen’s Health Systems.
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774 nursing home closures in 4 years: Group warns of care disruptions
Amid increased demands for geriatric hospital care and more patients being boarded while waiting for a post-acute bed comes a devastating statistic: 774 nursing homes have closed since 2020, and only seven new facilities were opened in 2024.
Long COVID pushed 1 million out of workforce: What to know
Long COVID has forced about 1 million U.S. workers out of the labor force, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 26.
'AI is exciting and terrifying all at once': The next watchouts for health systems
Hospitals across the U.S. are incorporating artificial intelligence into administrative and clinical workflows, testing the waters with one of the most disruptive forces in any industry today. C-suite leaders are gathering information and beginning to …
These areas have the US' highest cardiac death rate
High-poverty rural regions in the Southern U.S. have the highest cardiovascular disease-associated death rate, according to a report published Aug. 16 in the Journal of Rural Health.
Hospital Sisters Health System taps executive for 2 Illinois hospitals
Anthony Powers, BSN, RN, was named chief administrative officer of two Hospital Sisters Health System hospitals in Illinois.
Oncology, radiology combine into growing field
As oncology treatments continue to incorporate genomics, radiologists would benefit by becoming more familiar with the field, according to a clinical research review published Nov. 3 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer.
When DNRs are misunderstood as 'do not treat'
Conceptually, “do not resuscitate” orders are straightforward medical documents. However, confusion among medical staff can lead to inappropriate care or patient harm, The New York Times reported Aug. 26.
Novo Nordisk CEO: Wegovy will lower, not raise, healthcare costs
Employers and employees spent more than $400 billion on obesity care in 2023; Novo Nordisk’s CEO said weight loss drug Wegovy can reduce these costs — an inverse of critics’ expectations.
Inside Providence's $600M first half operating turnaround
Renton, Wash.-based Providence saw a $600 million swing in operating performance between the first half of 2023 and the first half of 2024.
