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States eye (and deny) 4-day workweek

A number of states are sitting on legislation that would advance a four-day workweek, while some have already begun the shift. 

Geisinger names new president, next CEO

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger appointed Terry Gilliland, MD, as the next president and CEO of Geisinger Health.

OhioHealth hospital taps president 

Columbus-based OhioHealth has appointed Jim Parobek president of OhioHealth Marion General Hospital, effective March 4.  

Steward Florida hospitals hit with lawsuits

As Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s financial troubles rage on at its hospitals in states like Massachusetts and Utah, the health system is now facing lawsuits pertaining to some of its Florida hospitals, Florida Today reported March 3.

World's longest-living heart transplant recipient named

The Guinness Book of World Records has confirmed a Dutch man as the world’s longest-surviving heart transplant recipient.

Patient dead, 2 injured after ambulance accident

On March 3, an ambulance en route to a University of Kentucky hospital struck a guardrail and flipped over. The patient being transported died, and two EMTs were injured, police told local news outlets. 

15 C-level job openings with HCA

The largest health system in the country is seeking leaders for numerous roles at the top of its hospitals. 

Health system leaders join Microsoft-backed nonprofit

Leaders from Mayo Clinic, Duke Health and Stanford Health Care have joined the board of a Microsoft-backed nonprofit that focuses on AI transparency. 

Pennsylvania hospital to pay $12K in overtime dispute

Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital has agreed to pay $12,000 as part of a settlement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s Bureau of Labor Law Compliance regarding alleged violations of the state’s Prohibition of Excessive O…

Christus installs Epic at 6 hospitals

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has installed an Epic EHR system at six hospitals.