Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System is planning a $304 million, eight-story tower at Hiram, Ga.-based Paulding Medical Center, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported Feb. 13.
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Medline, California system's partnership grows
Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health and Medline expanded their yearslong partnership Feb. 14 to the system’s laboratories, physician offices and post-acute facilities.
Cardiovascular tech pay by state
Average annual wages for cardiovascular technologists and technicians vary across states, with the national mean estimated at $65,490, according to the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25, 2023.
2 test positive for legionella bacteria after Cleveland Clinic Mercy stay
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio, is taking proactive measures after two patients tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease after stays at the facility, local news outlets reported Feb. 15.
Inside Hackensack Meridian's strategy to reduce nurse turnover
The nation has an average nurse vacancy rate of almost 16%, according to the 2023 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report. At Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, however, that figure is 6.5%. The secret, according to one of i…
Where rehab hospitals could be doing more: Poll
Patient outcomes is an area rehabilitation hospitals should explore for growth opportunities, a recent Becker’s poll found.
Memorial Health taps associate chief medical officer
Savannah, Ga.-based Memorial Health has named Claudia Emami, MD, as associate chief medical officer.
Epstein-Barr virus discoverer dies at 102
Michael Anthony Epstein, a British pathologist who was one of the discoverers of the Epstein–Barr virus, has died at 102, The Washington Post reported.
6 health systems with Super Bowl ads
A local school band and a dog were among the stars of health system Super Bowl commercials that aired during the big game Feb. 11.
3 healthcare organizations expanding access amid HSHS closures
Three additional healthcare organizations are stepping up to the plate to ensure patient care access for those affected by Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System’s closure of two hospitals and clinics it operates with Green Bay, Wis.-ba…
