Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine posted $352.3 million in operating income during fiscal year 2023, a 5% increase on the $335.8 million it reported in the previous fiscal year, according to financial documents published Dec. 6.
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Texas hospitals, nurses unveil workplace violence toolkit
Hospitals and nurses in Texas have developed a toolkit to help facilities comply with two new state laws designed to better protect healthcare employees from workplace violence.
Healthcare leaders applaud White House's AI principles
Healthcare executives said the White House’s new principles are a pivotal step toward steering the application of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector, emphasizing the need to ensure the technology’s deployment is safe, equitable and respon…
7 advancements in C. diff care in 2023
As antibiotic resistance grows, so does research toward preventing and treating Clostridioides difficile, a bacterium known to be one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. patients that can sometimes turn fatal. Often, infec…
Inside physicians' retirement age expectations
Medscape’s 2023 report on physician retirement found most said they expected or hoped to retire from medicine by their mid-or late 60s. Still, there were variations among genders and ages.
Houston Methodist hospital names CEO
Adrienne Joseph, PhD, was named CEO of Houston Methodist Baytown (Texas) Hospital, effective Jan. 1.
Arizona system names COO
Robert “Bo” Cofield, DrPH, was named COO of Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare.
5 largest digital health funding rounds of 2023
In 2023, digital health and medtech companies focusing on brain-computer interface technology and the staffing crisis raised $200 million or more.
'We're all in this together, and we need each other:' says ECU Health CFO
Andy Zukowski, CFO of Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health is heading into 2024 with a goal to make a big impact on rural healthcare.
New York hospital opens cancer center
Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Health is partnering with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y., to bring more oncology services to local residents.
