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State won't interfere with HCA California hospital service cuts, closures

The California Department of Health will not interfere with San Jose, Calif.-based Regional Medical Center’s plans to close its trauma center and reduce other services amid local stakeholder backlash.

Get out of the office and talk with employees, Nicklaus Children's CEO says

Much like his last name, Matthew Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Children’s Health System in Miami, truly loves what he does. It’s this love that drives his goal for a simple yet large mission: ensuring healthcare access for all children. 

Arizona training program shapes confident, collaborative nurses, director says

Enrollment has opened for nurses who want to be part of the second cohort to train in Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association’s transition to practice program, the organization announced June 25.

11 updates on GLP-1s

The prevalence of face-lifts increased 8% between 2022 and 2023, a growth that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons links to Ozempic and Wegovy, according to a June 25 report from the organization. 

6 guidelines from ASCO on AI, cancer care

Leaders at the American Society of Clinical Oncology published a formal document June 25 that outlines what the group deems as the most appropriate use of artificial intelligence when it comes to clinical oncology care.

Atlantic Health, Saint Peter's Healthcare reach definitive agreement

A definitive agreement has been signed for New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter’s Healthcare System to join Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System.

NYC Health + Hospitals taps chief biopreparedness officer

NYC Health + Hospitals has appointed Syra Madad, DHSc, as its inaugural chief biopreparedness officer, the New York City-based system said June 25. 

AHA slams study tying unemployment to hospital price increases

The American Hospital Association denounced a new report that links hospital price hikes to job loss in local communities and increased suicide rates, saying findings are based on “extremely limited and disparate data.” 

Prime CEO's med school vision reaches milestone

Prem Reddy, MD, founder, chairman and CEO of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare, founded a medical school in 2015 to address the physician shortage and serve underserved communities. Since then, the California University of Science and Medicine, ba…

Meditech inks 7-hospital EHR deal

Meditech has signed a deal to provide its Expanse EHR to seven Texas hospitals.