Kristin Kuchno

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital North has launched multi-year partnerships with Citrus and Hernando County school systems to expand healthcare career education and workforce development. TGH North — which includes TGH Crystal River, TGH Brooksville and TGH Spring Hill — will invest more than $600,000 over three years, according to a…

The face of a nurse now appears on a television screen in hundreds of rooms at Jackson, Mich.-based Henry Ford Jackson Hospital. From a command center down the hall, the nurse conducts safety checks, reviews charts and helps patients prepare for discharge — all without ever crossing the threshold. This…

Troy (Ala.) Regional Medical Center has appointed Steven Lisenby as CFO. Mr. Lisenby brings more than 35 years of hospital finance experience in Alabama, Florida and Texas, according to a Sept. 8 hospital news release.  He most recently served as CFO of Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley, a role…

Hundreds of healthcare workers across multiple Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California began a one-day strike Sept. 8. Here are five things to know: 1. The strike involves more than 600 nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists across more than 20 hospitals. They are negotiating over issues including “unsafe staffing, burnout,…

The American Hospital Association is calling on federal regulators to launch an antitrust investigation into its claims of drug manufacturers’ actions regarding 340B rebate models.  In a letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, the AHA accused several pharmaceutical giants of undermining the 340B drug…

The World Health Organization has updated its Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children, adding drugs for cancer, diabetes, obesity and other conditions.  Among the additions are GLP-1 receptor agonists semaglutide, dulaglutide and liraglutide, along with tirzepatide, used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to…

The Federal Trade Commission on Sept. 5 voted 3-1 to dismiss its appeals in two legal challenges to its 2024 rule banning noncompete agreements in employment contracts. On Sept. 5, the agency dismissed appeals in Ryan, LLC v. FTC and Properties of the Villages v. FTC and acceded to the…

Cleveland Clinic has opened a new community pharmacy at South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights.  The pharmacy, located in the South Pointe Medical Office, aims to address growing concerns over pharmacy access in Cuyahoga County’s eastern suburbs, where many neighborhoods have been designated as pharmacy deserts from widespread closures, according…

Samir Elian, MD, former chief of cardiology at Flint, Mich.-based Hurley Medical Center, has sued the hospital for alleged retaliation after he raised concerns about insufficient care practices and an inadequate quality assurance program.  In a complaint filed in Michigan federal court, Dr. Elian said one patient died in Hurley’s…

Kettering (Ohio) Health is reversing plans to replace Kettering Health Greene Memorial hospital in Xenia, Ohio. Instead, the system plans to invest further in the Greene Memorial facility and build a separate outpatient facility for a total investment of about $35 million, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.…