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Sparrow hospital finds high copper levels in its water supply

Sparrow Eaton Hospital, based in Charlotte, Mich., alerted its community Jan. 24 of unsafe levels of copper in its water supply. 

Christus Health campus expansion involves new ED, clinic

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health is planning to develop a new Christus HealthPark campus in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

4 in 5 clinicians want hospitals to address climate change

Around 80% of clinicians care about the actions their hospitals and health systems are taking to address climate change, and 60% feel strongly enough to consider it a factor that affects whether they would take a job, according to a Jan. 24 report&nbsp…

29 rehabilitation hospitals opening, expanding in 2024

Here are 29 hospitals opening or expanding rehabilitation units and centers in 2024:

Nurses face the most bullying, violence from these groups

Nurse leaders said they see the most bullying from patient families and staff nurses, and the most violence from patients and patient families, according to an American Organization for Nursing Leadership Foundation study.

Arkansas hospital transitioning to rural emergency status

Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital received approval from Arkansas and CMS to change its designation to a rural emergency hospital. 

Walgreens, Vermont reach settlement over claims of unsafe pharmacy conditions

Walgreens has reached a $275,000 settlement with the state of Vermont over allegations that medication and vaccination errors and other alleged violations created unsafe conditions for patients and staff at the chain’s pharmacies across the state. 

What 3 CFOs are optimistic about in 2024

From using innovation to face challenges to moving into the “optimization stage,” here is what three health system CFOs recently told Becker’s they are most optimistic about in 2024: 

Does CMS' REH model make sense? 1 New York hospital CEO is finding out

Clifton-Fine Hospital, a 20-bed critical access facility operating at a $2.7 million annual loss, is getting ready to submit an application to the New York State Department of Health, seeking approval to transition to a rural emergency hospital.

What Taylor Swift and a health system have in common

It’s not just Taylor Swift getting camera time during Kansas City Chiefs playoff games.