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California hospital plans more layoffs to avoid closure

Ridgecrest (Calif.) Regional Hospital is laying off 31 more employees just two months after it announced plans to layoff 29 others and suspend its labor and delivery unit, Bakersfield.com reported Feb. 15.

20 largest for-profit hospitals

Texas is home to many of the largest for-profit hospitals in the U.S. as measured by total beds. 

Health systems rethink nursing

Hospitals are redesigning nursing and care team models to meet patient needs and leverage technology to better support nurses. While still in the early stages, a few health systems are seeing promising results for patient care and nurse satisfaction.

'A never-ending battle': 2 systems take new approach to behavioral health

Mental health is a crisis for many communities.

100 top critical access hospitals, by state

The Chartis Center for Rural Health released its annual list of the top 100 critical access hospitals in the U.S on Feb. 15.

Baystate Health to sell insurance subsidiary

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health reached a deal to sell Health New England, its insurance subsidiary, to Point32Health. 

Mercy Springfield president named to 2 hospital group boards

David Argueta, president of Mercy Springfield, was named to two national and state hospital association boards.

The 911 nurse program that saved $500K+ in 1 year

A California city piloted a nurse triage program for incoming 911 calls that has helped 581 residents and saved over $573,000, ABC affiliate CBS8 reported Feb. 15.

Senators to FDA: Take action on proliferation of social media drug ads

Senators are urging the FDA to update decade-old guidance and take action to rein in social media advertisements of prescription drugs from telehealth companies, requesting that the agency respond to their concerns by March 27, according to a Feb. 15 W…

UT Health acquires 6 urgent care clinics

Tyler-based UT Health East Texas has completed its acquisition of six urgent care clinics, including one from its partner Baton Rouge, La.-based Premier Health, an urgent care company.