Texas State

Houston, TX

From real-time communication updates to bedside interactions, hospitals and health systems are increasingly focused on enhancing personalization to drive patient experience improvements. Becker's recently connected with several health systems to explore their core strategies for improving patient experience and reflect on notable advancements over the past year. A common theme...

4 hospitals' most notable PX initiatives this year

Community health centers are closing the gap in care, especially in rural areas where hospitals are closing, but some centers say they are losing staff to hospitals who pay high wages. A Common Wealth Fund report found 1,368 federally qualified health centers operating in more than 15,000 service sites across...

Health centers fill care gaps, but lower wages drive staffing shortages: Report

Oakland, CA

Kaiser Permanente's partnership with Target shows that health systems don't have to sacrifice quality of care for convenience, a Permanente Federation executive wrote in Medical Economics. The Oakland, Calif.-based health system has 35 clinics at Target stores in southern California, offering patients the type of easy-to-access retail healthcare they crave...

Why Kaiser Permanente has 35 clinics at Target

Roseville, CA

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is moving to an Epic EHR system. In a Aug. 8 LinkedIn post, Adventist Health said it will use the Epic EHR system across its 440 clinics and 28 hospitals on the West Coast and Hawaii. Kerry Heinrich, president and CEO, said the health system plans to implement the new system by the summer of 2026.

Adventist Health moves to Epic

Wisconsin State

Damond Boatwright, CEO of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, said a proposed bill regarding hospital closures would require regulation that is not feasible for health systems. The Hospital Stability and Health Services Act, introduced July 25 by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, aims to protect patients from sudden hospital closures, according...

HSHS CEO criticizes bill related to hospital closures

Georgia State

Some of the spaces that formerly housed Walmart Health are getting a new tenant. CenterWell, the health care services business of Humana Inc., said it plans to lease clinical space and open senior-focused primary care centers at 23 Walmart Supercenter stores in Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas. The centers will be located next to the Walmart stores in clinical office spaces that was formerly occupied by Walmart Health.

Humana to open primary care centers for seniors at Walmart locations in four states

Nashville, TN

Dickson, TN

Tyler Rhoden was named COO of TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, Tenn., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Mr. Rhoden joins TriStar Horizon from TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, where he served as vice president of orthopedics, neurosciences and spine, according to an Aug. 8 hospital news release shared with Becker's.

HCA hospital taps COO

The FDA has approved the first nasal spray to treat anaphylaxis. The epinephrine nasal spray, called neffy, is for emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, in adult and pediatric patients weighing approximately 66 pounds or more, according to an Aug. 9 news release from the agency. The approval is...

FDA approves 1st anaphylaxis nasal spray

An organization that supplies blood to hundreds of hospitals is back to normal operations following a July 29 ransomware attack. OneBlood said Aug. 8 that it restored its software system used to manage its blood supply online. "OneBlood is processing and distributing blood products to the more than 250 hospitals...

Hospital blood supplier back online following ransomware attack

The AdvancingCities program, which launched in 2022, saw the launch of accelerator programs across the nation in cities like Oakland, New York, Miami and Washington, D.C. with the goal of backing more diverse founders. J.P. Morgan sponsored the program with a commitment through December, but the relationship between the bank...

Techstars is laying off 17%, ending its J.P. Morgan-backed programs

Arkansas State

Little Rock, AR

Jay Quebedeaux was promoted to president of regional hospitals for Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health. In his new role, Mr. Quebedeaux will be responsible for five Baptist Health regional facilities, according to an Aug. 8 news release shared with Becker's. He will also remain president of Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot...

Baptist Health taps president of 5 Arkansas hospitals

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas is introducing an AI-powered administrative assistant to its second- and third-year internal medicine residents. The health system will allow residents to use Suki, the AI healthcare assistant, to help with documentation burdens. Additionally, Saint Thomas is expanding Suki's availability to more than 700 clinicians. The...

Ascension hospital rolls out AI to residents

Sanford, FL

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Soul food, a favorite from the South, is loved by many Floridians who used to live up North. Florida is home to popular soul food places like Seth's and Happy Soul. Unfortunately, another favorite, Angel's Soul Food in Sanford, has been closed after a state inspection.

Florida soul food restaurant found with debris, "Mold-Like" substance, and raw sewage on the floor

Premature babies born at 22 weeks are a "gray zone" for hospitals, which must decide whether or not to offer treatment, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 7. There is general consensus that babies born at 25 or 26 weeks can and should be treated, and those born at 20 weeks or less are too small to save, but in between is a "gray zone." About 8,000 infants are born between 22 and 24 weeks gestation in the U.S. each year and most can only be treated at level 3 or 4 NICUs.

Extremely premature babies a gray zone for hospitals: WSJ

The prevalence of incorrect and expired enteral nutrition feedings is likely underreported in hospitals, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Multiple health organizations recommend clinicians scan enteral nutrition barcodes, but this routine process "varies widely among organizations" and "is often taken for granted" in hospitals, the ISMP said in an Aug. 8 article.

Hospitals fall short on enteral nutrition safety: ISMP

Heart disease and cancer remained the leading causes of death in 2023, according to provisional data released Aug. 8 by the CDC. Mortality data is collected by the National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System from U.S. death certificates, according to an analysis published Aug. 8 in JAMA.

Heart disease, cancer remain leading causes of death in US

Washington State

Roanoke Rapids, NC

ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., has selected Dennis Cambell, RN, to serve as interim president while a search is underway for the next permanent president. Mr. Campbell stepped into the interim role Aug. 8 after Jason Harrell retired. Mr. Harrell spent two years as president of ECU Health North. While serving as interim president, Mr. Campbell will also maintain his position as president of ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington, N.C.

ECU Health hospital names interim president

A more severe strain of mpox is circulating in Central Africa, the CDC said in an Aug. 7 outbreak alert. The agency is advising clinicians to consider mpox as a possible diagnosis for patients who have recently been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries. The country is seeing its most widespread outbreak ever, the CDC said, amid high case rates of clade I mpox.

CDC alerts clinicians to watch for more severe mpox strain

Florida State

Who would have thought that a chain known for its endless shrimp promotion could find itself in such a pickle? But here we are—Florida-based Red Lobster, which has been reeling from financial troubles, may have finally found a lifeline. After a surprising $11 million loss in the third quarter of 2023 due to that very shrimp deal, Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy in May 2024. And now, there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon.

A Florida based chain that filed for bankruptcy has reportedly found a potential buyer

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

NewsBreak

Health system nursing leader joins AI startup

A health system leader has been named the inaugural chief nursing officer of generative AI startup Hippocratic AI. Amy McCarthy, DNP, RN, who was most recently...

Health system nursing leader joins AI startup

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