The San Francisco Giants have teamed up with San Francisco-based UCSF Health to enhance healthcare services for players, staff and the broader Bay Area community.
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Legionella found at Baltimore hospital
The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed elevated levels of Legionella bacteria at a Baltimore psychiatric hospital, according to a Feb. 4 report from The Baltimore Sun.
Medicare's 2025 physician pay cut, explained
As of Jan. 1, Medicare is paying physicians almost 3% less than last year for services provided to the country’s 66 million Medicare patients. The decreased payments aren’t a surprise or anything new, as CMS, by law, must keep physician payments budget…
HCA Texas hospital taps COO
Celina Holson has been appointed COO of HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, Texas, effective Feb. 3.
HCA Florida hospital names chief medical officer
Victor Jaffe, DO, has been named chief medical officer at HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate.
How Novant plans to become a $30B organization
Alice Pope began her health system CFO career at an organization with less than $1 billion in revenue. Today, she is CFO of Novant Health, a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based health system that exceeded $10 billion in revenue in 2024, with plans to grow into a…
The growing movement to destigmatize mental health in nursing licensure
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing is working on national recommendations to remove invasive mental health questions from nursing licensure applications, Medscape reported Feb. 5.
University Hospitals plans $39M cancer hub
Cleveland-based University Hospitals will invest $39 million to build a new cancer hub at the system’s UH TriPoint Medical Center in Painesville, Ohio.
'Capturing the child's voice' in oncology: Why self-reporting is key
Enabling pediatric cancer patients to electronically self-report their symptoms helped physicians manage care more quickly and effectively, according to research published Nov. 13 in JAMA.
15 schools ranked by 1st-time NAPLEX rates
The average first-time pass rate for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination has decreased from 81.3% in 2021 to 75.7% in 2024, according to data from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
