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Lawmakers seek hearing with UnitedHealth CEO

The Senate Finance Committee is working to secure a hearing with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty this spring, The Washington Post reported March 22. 

2 HSHS Wisconsin hospitals close

Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based St. Joseph’s Hospital and Eau Claire, Wis.-based Sacred Heart Hospital, both part of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, have closed, a spokesperson for HSHS confirmed with Becker’s on March 22. 

Sutter Health opens 11K-square-foot digital innovation center

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health opened an 11,000-square-foot digital innovation center this month in San Francisco to develop new healthcare artificial intelligence and remote patient monitoring platforms, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Ma…

Physician who performed surgery into his 90s dies at 97

James Woodburn II, MD, a Ventura, Calif., physician who worked in the operating room into his 90s, died Feb. 28 at 97, the VC Star reported March 21. 

A leading money loser for hospitals

Obstetrics and delivery services are one of the leading money losers of all hospital services, and a growing number of rural hospitals are closing obstetric departments to protect the financial viability of the overall enterprise, according to a recent…

Northwell hospital nurses set strike date

Members of the New York State Nurses Association are set to strike April 2 at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City.

The most desirable soft skill in all 50 states

A recent study has revealed how different states value different soft skills, from creativity to conflict resolution. 

More surgery disruptions reported at HCA Florida hospital

More than half a dozen surgeries at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville were reportedly canceled March 21 amid ongoing issues related to surgical instruments not being properly reprocessed.

California hospital ineligible for bankruptcy, court rules

Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital failed to satisfy all the statutory requirements to remain in Chapter 9 bankruptcy, according to a March 21 Bankruptcy Court ruling.

West Virginia hospital promotes CFO to CEO

Stephen Kuhn is the new CEO of River Park Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., The Herald Dispatch reported March 22.