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Vero Beach, FL

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Fla., has selected Richard Rothman, MD, as vice president and chief medical officer. In addition, Dr. Rothman will maintain his position as chief medical operations officer for Cleveland Clinic's Florida market, which includes five hospitals. In that role, he leads the hospital-at-home program, which he founded in 2023, according to an Aug. 19 news release.

Cleveland Clinic hospital taps VP, chief medical officer

Warren, OH

Dallas-based Steward Health Care plans to close Trumbull Regional Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, both in Warren, Ohio, on or around Sept. 20 after the facilities failed to attract qualified buyers, the health system said in an Aug. 21 statement shared with Becker's. Steward, which sought Chapter 11 protection...

Steward to close 2 Ohio hospitals

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According to a study published in the Archives of Medical Sciences: Atherosclerotic Disease, heart attack patients with a history of marijuana use have a lower in-hospital mortality rate compared to those without a history of use. For the study, researchers from various institutions, including the Detroit Medical Center-Wayne State University and the Royal Devon University … 
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Study of Nearly 10 Million People Finds Marijuana Linked to Improved Outcomes for Heart Attack Patients, Reduced In-Hospital Mortality

Long Branch, NJ

Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center, a RWJBarnabas hospital, hired Ann Szapor, BSN, RN, as chief nursing officer. Ms. Szapor previously served as chief nursing officer at Houston-based Memorial Hermann Greater Heights, according to an Aug. 22 system news release. In her new role, she will oversee operational clinical practice,...

RWJBarnabas hospital taps Memorial Hermann hospital's CNO

Santa Clara, CA

Since July 31, three of the largest publicly traded for-profit health systems reached agreements to sell hospitals:. The County of Santa Clara, Calif., on Aug. 21 reached a tentative agreement with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare to purchase its San Jose, Calif.-based Regional Medical Center for $175 million, allowing the hospital to integrate with the county-operated Santa Clara Valley Healthcare system.

More CHS, HCA and Tenet hospitals on the move

In the August edition of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, Dr. William Dixon from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford Health Care, raised concerns about the risk of gastroparesis, or stomach paralysis, among patients taking a new class of medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), which include the blockbuster treatments Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound.

Emergency Rooms Should Be Ready to Handle Ozempic, Mounjaro Side Effects, Doctor Warns

Boston, MA

Boston-based Mass General Brigham's Home Hospital program has expanded to 70 beds, making it the largest home hospital in the country, according to a news release shared with Becker's. The capacity increase was accompanied by expanded clinical care teams and the creation of dedicated roles within Home Hospital created. The...

Mass General Brigham's Home Hospital becomes nation's largest

Dehydration affects 20% to 30% of older adults and is usually caused by insufficient water intake. It may also be caused by excess water loss through diarrhea, vomiting, sweating, high fever, or side effects from medication. Dehydration occurs when a person loses more water than they take in. Water serves...

Symptoms of Dehydration in Adults Older Than 65

Whether dialysis is the best option for kidney failure and, if so, when to start, may deserve more careful consideration, according to a new study. For older adults who were not healthy enough for a kidney transplant, starting dialysis when their kidney function fell below a certain threshold — rather than waiting — afforded them roughly one more week of life, Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues found.

For some older adults with kidney failure, dialysis may not be the best option

The Board of Pharmacy Specialties is developing an exam for a new specialty pharmacy certification. The organization currently administers 14 specialty pharmacy certification programs: ambulatory care, cardiology, compounded sterile preparations, critical care, emergency medicine, geriatric, infectious diseases, nuclear, nutrition support, oncology, pediatric, pharmacotherapy, psychiatric and solid organ transplantation pharmacy. On...

Organization creates 15th specialty pharmacy certification

Mechanical ventilation, the use of a machine to help a person breathe, was not something many people thought about all that often—until the COVID pandemic struck. Stories of patients being put on ventilators, along with associated shortages of these machines, were blasted across the news, thrusting this decades-old treatment into the spotlight.

Tweaking one setting on mechanical ventilators may help protect patients from lung injury

The following is a summary of “Early physical rehabilitation dosage in the intensive care unit associates with hospital outcomes after critical COVID-19,” published in the July 2024 issue of Critical Care by Mayer et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study exploring the impact of physical rehabilitation parameters, including...

Early Physical Rehabilitation Correlates with Improved Physical Function at Discharge for Patients in ICU

For decades, sodium restriction has been a cornerstone in the management of heart failure, driven by the belief that reducing salt intake helps control fluid retention and improve outcomes. Heart failure is marked by the activation of the renin-angiotensin and noradrenergic systems, leading to fluid retention. Consequently, limiting sodium intake has been seen as a way to mitigate these effects and reduce edema and other complications associated with heart failure.

Salt restriction in heart failure

Cedar Park, TX

Below are six hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking COOs. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job listings were compiled from job-seeker websites. 2. MountainView Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces, N.M.) 3. Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita (Ariz.) 4. ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte (Fla.) 5. South Baldwin Regional Medical...

6 hospitals seeking COOs

Stryker signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vertos Medical, a pain management company. Vertos Medical focuses on treating chronic lower back pain from lumbar spinal stenosis and is behind the Mild procedure, according to an Aug. 22 news release. The acquisition will strengthen Stryker's minimally invasive pain management portfolio and treatments available for ASCs.

Stryker to acquire spine company

Ellensburg, WA

Janeen Reding, EdD, has been named chief human resources officer of Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg, Wash., she said in an Aug. 18 LinkedIn post. Dr. Reding was most recently director of people services at Kennewick, Wash.-based Trios Health, according to her LinkedIn page. Kittitas Valley Healthcare includes KVH Hospital...

Washington system names chief human resources officer

Like your grandfather’s toolbox, cardiology once relied on a limited set of tools when it came to providing care. However, advancements in the field have flourished in recent years. From minimally invasive procedures to enhanced imaging techniques, improved medications, and wearable technology, cardiologists have an advanced and growing toolbox at their fingertips.

Not Your Grandpa’s Toolbox—How Cardiology Is Modernizing the Patient and Practice Experience

Guidelines in cardiology continue to evolve as technology and research advance. Cardiologists from two leading health systems in the U.S. spoke to Becker's about their reactions to recent guideline updates. Remote patient monitoring. The American College of Cardiology published the "Remote Patient Management Workbook" July 31. The workbook provides recommendations...

What cardiologists make of new heart guidelines

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Research shows Wegovy (semaglutide) can slash a person's odds for heart attacks and strokes, and now more data suggests that's even true for very ill patients with heart failure.

Wegovy might lower risk of heart attack, stroke in heart failure patients

There have now been more than 100,000 transcarotid artery revascularization procedures. The technology has improved the safety of carotid revascularization without compromising efficacy. Revascularization of carotid arteries has always been a challenging procedure, and both carotid surgery and transfemoral carotid stenting can lead to severe complications. Then, in 2015, the...

Q&A: TCAR, which transformed carotid artery revascularization, reaches 100,000 procedures

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Following other specialties, neurologists exit HCA Mission

Departures from several hospitalists, oncologists, physicians, nurses and urologists, HCA Mission Hospital's staff is about to slim from five neurologists to two, the Asheville Watchdog reported...

Following other specialties, neurologists exit HCA Mission

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