Patty Maysent did not know what to expect after receiving a February 2020 phone call. It was from San Diego County officials, and they were asking if UC San Diego Health was willing to accept some of the first COVID-19 patients coming to the U.S.
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Moody's upgrades Maryland system's rating
Moody’s upgraded Baltimore-based Mercy Health Services’ rating to “A3” from “Baa1.”
Beth Israel Lahey opens med school campus
The inaugural class at the regional medical school campus Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., will begin learning from a unique curriculum Aug. 26.
As Kettering plans to replace hospital, city enacts moratorium on freestanding EDs
Two weeks after Kettering Health shared plans to replace Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia, Ohio, with a $44 million medical facility, city officials have implemented a 60-day moratorium on standalone emergency room facilities.
Ex-Iowa hospital CEO admits embezzling $3.2M from former California employer
The former CEO of Virginia Gay Hospital, a privately operated, nonprofit rural hospital in Vinton, Iowa, pleaded guilty Aug. 20 to one count of wire fraud for embezzling more than $3.2 million from his former California employer, according to the Justi…
Following other specialties, neurologists exit HCA Mission
After seeing departures from several hospitalists, oncologists, physicians, nurses and urologists, HCA Mission Hospital’s staff is about to slim from five neurologists to two, the Asheville Watchdog reported Aug. 20.
Feds arrest alleged hospital hacker
A federal grand jury has indicted an alleged member of a hacking group that tried to extort hospitals.
What's next for Epic: 20 new programs coming soon
Epic is developing features for its EHR ranging from artificial intelligence agents in MyChart to more connectivity between payers and providers, the company said at its Users Group Meeting.
RWJBarnabas hospital nabs Memorial Hermann Health's CNO
Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center, a RWJBarnabas hospital, hired Ann Szapor, BSN, RN, as chief nursing officer.
Physicians say positive workplace culture as important as money: 14 things to know
Seventy percent of physicians say workplace culture is just as important to them as compensation, a recent Medscape report found.
