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'Shrinking margin for error' in healthcare M&A: Bain

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions face a number of rising threats: high interest rates, regulatory probes and “macroeconomic uncertainty,” to name a few. That means deals will need to be more thoughtful in 2024, according to a Jan. 30 article on Bain…

Contaminated medical products tied to cases of early Alzheimer's

Researchers in the U.K. may have uncovered evidence that Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted via some medical procedures. 

Northwest Texas Healthcare System to conduct layoffs

Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System is laying off a “limited number of positions” due to the restructuring of certain areas and departments to increase operational efficiencies and reduce cost. 

Cleveland Clinic's chief of staff on the dynamic role

Beri Ridgeway, MD, is familiar with the variability and intensity of the chief of staff role. 

FDA sets end date for Paxlovid emergency use

The FDA will end emergency use authorization of Paxlovid for adult patients March 8. 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren 'deeply concerned' over Steward Health Care's finances

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has continued to express worry over Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s ongoing financial difficulties. 

Northwestern U physicians vote to unionize

Resident physicians and fellows at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, which is on the university’s Chicago campus, voted to join the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees International Union.

Judge upholds $183M malpractice verdict against Penn Medicine hospital

In a medical malpractice case about a 45-minute delayed cesarean section, a judge upheld ordering a Penn Medicine hospital to pay $183 million, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 29. 

Michigan's newest health system sends a message: 'We matter'

Angie McConnachie, the CEO of Marlette, Mich.-based UnitedHealthcare Partners, is the daughter of a farmer. She married a farmer. Her husband comes from a family of farmers. And one thing about farmers, Ms. McConnachie told Becker’s: They’re not going …

Illinois hospital CEO to retire

Theresa Rutherford, MSN, RN, president and CEO of HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, Ill., plans to retire from HSHS this spring.