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Mayo Clinic taps tech-focused infusion partner

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is partnering with Fresenius Kabi to purchase 10,000 of the company’s tech-focused smart pumps.

Median annual wages for 38 hospital jobs

The types of jobs available at hospitals vary, and so do the annual wages for those jobs. 

Top 25 healthcare supply chains: Gartner

On Gartner’s 15th annual ranking of the nation’s best health system supply chains, Cleveland Clinic secured the No. 1 spot for the third consecutive year. 

What 3 systems are paying for their marketing talent

Health systems in Colorado, New York and Washington are seeking to fill marketing-related roles.

North Carolina AG sues HCA

North Carolina’s attorney general is suing HCA Healthcare, alleging the for-profit hospital operator has cut emergency and cancer care at Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System and lapsed on its 2019 purchase agreement in doing so. 

New Orleans health system gets 'historic' donation for new children's hospital

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has unveiled plans for a new children’s hospital after receiving a “historic” donation from the Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation.

LA physicians, dentists plan strike after Christmas

Physicians and dentists who work for Los Angeles County plan to go on strike Dec. 27, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Contaminated beds linked to C. diff risks: Study

Patients staying in a hospital bed previously occupied by a patient with a Clostridium difficile infection have a higher risk of contracting one themselves, according to new research published Dec. 13 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 

2 health systems caught in vendor breach

Two health systems are reporting that some of their patients’ protected health information may have been compromised due to a breach at ESO Solutions, a company that provides software services to hospitals.

Northwell exec begins tenure at Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia is beginning a new chapter of leadership with Said Ibrahim, MD, at the helm of its medical school and physician group.