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Tenet sells 9 hospitals for $3.9B

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is reorganizing its hospital portfolio through various strategic transactions. 

How 95 top hospitals address diagnostic errors

For each of the 29 recommended practices to reduce diagnostic errors, Leapfrog found at least 60% of leading hospitals are working on enforcing the practice. But full compliance is low. 

Le Bonheur Children's opens NICU, part of $95M expansion

Memphis, Tenn.-based Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital opened its expanded neonatal intensive care unit March 28, the first step in a $95.4 million, four-story expansion project.

Companies' Friday compromise

As Capitol Hill weighs a shortened workweek, many companies are already unofficially carrying one out, The Wall Street Journal reported March 27. 

Penn Medicine revamps unused medical devices, reduces waste

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine’s environmental efforts are multipronged, including saving expired devices for trainings and fine-tuning the flow of anesthesia gases. 

Kentucky system CEO didn't want a woman in admin position, EEOC alleges

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Danville, Ky.-based Ephraim McDowell Health of denying an employee a promotion because of her sex and retaliating against her after she reported discrimination.

6 top pulls for Gen Z job seekers

Despite the buzz around flexible work, it is not among Generation Z’s top three desirable elements in a new job, according to a March 26 report. 

36 top hospital IT solutions, per Black Book Research

Black Book Research released a list of the top hospital technologies in 36 categories for 2024 as rated by industry customers.

UnitedHealth investigating data leak from Change hack

UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that data has been compromised due to the Feb. 21 cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. 

10 multimillion-dollar ED expansions in 2024

Since the start of the year, at least ten hospitals have unveiled plans to invest millions into emergency department expansion efforts. The projects come as emergency department overcrowding and related capacity issues have intensified over the past fe…