Hospitals: Page 184
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Baptist Health continues growth with $50M orthopedic center
Operating revenue, admissions and ER visits are all up.
By Nina Flanagan • July 23, 2015 -
Mass General named US News number 1 hospital
The annual list looks at factors like death rates, patient safety and hospital reputation.
By Julie Henry • July 22, 2015 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineProvider burnout
Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.
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County supervisors offer Singing River help via financial turn-around firm
The county will pay for assistance, but wants oversight. Is hiring a turn-around firm the only way to save the beleaguered hospital?
By Julie Henry • July 21, 2015 -
Hospitals stocking up on superbug supplies
Investments include new infection prevention devices—and ultraviolet light robots are only one example.
By Julie Henry • July 21, 2015 -
Hospital hiring of physicians drops off for first time in years
Could the decrease in physician hiring be the start of a trend?
By Julie Henry • July 21, 2015 -
Daughters of Charity gets $250M lifeline from NY equity firm
DCH will remain a nonprofit—pending regulatory approval of the deal.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 20, 2015 -
LSU hospital operator sues regional competitor
The suit follows attempts by LSU to oust its hospital manager for breach of contract.
By Julie Henry • July 20, 2015 -
Hartford HealthCare, Day Kimball Healthcare consider affiliation
If the deal goes through, this will be the latest in a recent flurry of affiliations and mergers in Connecticut.
By Julie Henry • July 20, 2015 -
Survey: Over a third of healthcare professionals expect to change jobs this year
Results suggest that pay trumps loyalty.
By Heather Caspi • July 17, 2015 -
Tenet to assume majority ownership of Carondelet
Current owner Ascension will maintain a minority stake, as will nonprofit Dignity Health.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 16, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Mixed reactions to ProPublica database ranking individual surgeons
The senior VP for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins says the new data "fails to account for [a] significant bias."
By Julie Henry • July 16, 2015 -
Hospitals invest in specialty ERs for seniors
ERs that cater to seniors can carry a price tag of anywhere from $150,000 to $3.2 million.
By Nina Flanagan • July 16, 2015 -
Maine hospital files bankruptcy amid $13M claim
Maine's Parkview Adventist Medical Center is the seventh U.S. hospital to file for bankruptcy this year.
By Nina Flanagan • July 16, 2015 -
Epic developing tool to reduce risk of falls in elderly
Falls result in 11,000 fatalities annually, according to the Joint Commission—so it's no surprise Epic already has a national taker to test out the new tool.
By Judy Packer-Tursman , Nina Flanagan • July 15, 2015 -
LSU outlines grievances against Biomedical Research Foundation
The university has filed a breach of contract notice against the company that operates two of its hospitals.
By Julie Henry • July 15, 2015 -
Novant Health to cut 400 employees
The layoffs are part of a sytemwide reorganization that began in the fall of 2014.
By Julie Henry • July 15, 2015 -
Mega-merger creates largest hospital system in NJ
Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson Health System have officially tied the knot. What other acquisitions are in the pipeline in New Jersey?
By Julie Henry • July 15, 2015 -
Hospital leaks NFL player's medical record following amputation
ICYMI, Jackson Memorial Hospital is on a manhunt for whoever leaked Jason Pierre-Paul's record.
By Julie Henry • July 14, 2015 -
Study: Hospitals may be missing signs of child abuse
Many providers are not following American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for child abuse screening.
By Julie Henry • July 14, 2015 -
How hospitals can avoid conflict with unions
What employees want most is respect, says one expert.
By Julie Henry • July 13, 2015 -
LSU wants foundation to relinquish control of University Health hospitals
...but the Biomedical Research Foundation is not going down without a fight.
By Julie Henry • July 13, 2015 -
International study validates deadly 'weekend effect'
The risk of death within 30 days of admission is 13% higher for weekend patients in the U.S.
By Heather Caspi • July 10, 2015 -
Urban hospitals continue to outperform rural in hygiene, survey says
The Leapfrog Group finds that hospitals are struggling overall to implement and enforce key practices to improve patient safety.
By Heather Caspi • July 10, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Are doctors ordering fewer preventive services for women on Medicaid?
...or are the resuts of a new Urban Institute study skewed?
By Julie Henry • July 9, 2015 -
FDA
Cerner lands $16.3M lab software deal with US Army—but still vying for big DOD contract
The white whale is still out there.
By Nina Flanagan • July 9, 2015
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