Port Arthur-based the Medical Center of Southeast Texas, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, is closing its Beaumont campus, including its emergency department and all hospital-related services, effective Feb. 2.
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Physician burnout, average pay for 25 specialties
Plastic surgeons have the highest annual compensation and lowest burnout rate of all specialties, while pediatricians have the lowest annual compensation and report the fifth highest rate of burnout, Medscape data shows.
Northwell executive to helm 3 hospitals
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has promoted Kerri Anne Scanlon, RN, to an expanded role as executive director of three hospitals.
New York critical access hospital names CFO
Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, N.Y., has appointed Tracy Frank CFO.
FTC sues to block $320M Novant, CHS deal
The Federal Trade Commission said it is suing Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health in a move to block its $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
Colorado considers bill to protect healthcare workers from violence
A bill in the Colorado Legislature aims to prevent workplace violence in certain healthcare settings.
Maryland system gets approval for nearly $540M campus
Easton-based University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, part of Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System, has received approval from the Maryland Health Care Commission for its $539.5 million Regional Medical Center in Easton.
MemorialCare hospital closing outpatient pharmacy; 13 staff affected
Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center, part of Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, is closing its outpatient retail pharmacy Feb. 2, affecting 13 full-time positions.
Norton Children's Hospital names chief administrative officer
Diane Scardino was named chief administrative officer of Norton Children’s Hospital and Norton Children’s Medical Center, both in Louisville, Ky.
Baptist Health nears completion of $40M central pharmacy
Baptist Health’s central pharmacy center is months away from filling up to 14,000 prescriptions a day, and the facility will be the nation’s most automated central pharmacy.
