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Mercy Health seeks developer for shuttered hospital deemed 'functionally obsolete'

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is seeking proposals from developers for the next phase of its redevelopment of the former St. Luke’s campus in Maumee, Ohio.

Mount Sinai taps Penn Medicine leader as emergency medicine chair

Benjamin Abella, MD, has been named chair of the department of emergency medicine at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and its Icahn School of Medicine. He will step into the role on Sept. 1, the health system announced June 13.

NP pay for all 50 states adjusted by cost of living | 2024

Nevada has the highest hourly mean wage for nurse practitioners, adjusted for cost of living, and Hawaii has the lowest, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Gen X may have higher cancer incidences than previous generations

A National Cancer Institute study found that members of Generation X may be experiencing larger per-capita increases in the incidence of cancer compared to any prior generation.

Oklahoma system 1st to perform robotic pediatric deep brain stimulation treatment

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health performed the world’s first robotic deep brain stimulation procedure on a pediatric patient and saw immediate improvement in the child’s motor function.

10 hospitals, health systems seeking CFOs

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently have posted job listings seeking CFOs and assistant CFOs.

Supreme Court upholds FDA's mifepristone approval

A year and a half after four organizations and four physicians filed a lawsuit against the FDA’s approval of mifepristone to terminate a pregnancy, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled June 13 in favor of the FDA. 

5 CFO moves in 3 days

There has been a significant amount of movement for hospital and health system CFOs in the last few days. 

Testing for fungus critical as new threats emerge: CDC

Two fungal infections that have not been seen before in the U.S., Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII and Trichophyton indotineae are emerging, and the CDC’s head of mycotic diseases is urging clinicians to test for them.

RN pay for all 50 states adjusted by cost of living | 2024

California has the highest hourly mean wage for registered nurses, even after adjusted for cost of living, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.