Boston-based Tufts Medicine reported a $171 million operating loss in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, a 57% improvement on the $399 million loss it posted in the previous year, according to financial documents published Jan. 26.
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Retailers struggle with optics: 'If they can't clean a bathroom, how can they present themselves as a provider of healthcare?'
As retailers looked to move further into healthcare provision, their consumer experience stood as something of a threat to legacy healthcare providers. Lately, that competitive edge seems a little less sharp.
Task force created over HSHS/Prevea hospital closures
The Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce has created an HSHS/Prevea Recovery Task Force after Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System decided to close two hospitals and regional health centers it operates with Green Bay, Wis.-based Prevea Heal…
Jefferson Health names 5 hospital leaders
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has appointed five new leaders across multiple New Jersey hospitals, according to a Jan. 24 news release:
Inmate patient takes officer's gun, escapes Ohio hospital
A Montgomery County, Ohio, inmate seized a sheriff deputy’s firearm while receiving treatment at Kettering Health Dayton (Ohio) and fled the hospital on Jan. 26.
'Go back to your mission': City of Hope nursing leader on improving turnover rates
With the national nursing turnover rate hitting 22.5% in 2023, Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope is working hard to create an environment and culture that ensures nursing support.
Health system CEOs deploy disruptive care models to thrive
Health systems learned how to adapt quickly and embrace change over the last few years to care for patients during the pandemic, and overcome financial challenges that followed. Now, CEOs want to upend the status quo to stay relevant.
Advertised signing bonuses for 13 healthcare jobs
Job search engine Adzuna released new research Jan. 25 showing that nursing and healthcare lead in signing bonuses, with nearly 18% of job postings in the sector advertising them.
Inside Jackson Memorial's $300M ED expansion: 'We have to engage every stakeholder'
A major expansion project that will more than triple the size of the emergency department at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami is underway. The full project isn’t slated to wrap until early 2027, but leaders aren’t waiting to make improvements t…
FDA clears Dupixent to treat esophageal condition in kids under 12
The FDA has given the green light to Sanofi’s drug Dupixent to be used as treatment in pediatric patients with chronic eosinophilic esophagitis, the pharmaceutical company announced Jan. 25.
