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KYLE KOPEC, BRADEN HEALTH’S CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, HOLDS UP A SAMPLE OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES LEFT BEHIND AT A TENNESSEE HOSPITAL. AS THE COMPANY TAKES OVER ABANDONED HOSPITALS, A MAJOR TASK IS FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO WITH OLD MEDICAL RECORDS STACKED IN BOXES./BLAKE FARMER/KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Local Governments Practically Giving Away Some Rural Hospitals

Some hospitals are in such bad shape, few companies are interested in buying them. And those that are willing don’t want to pay much, if anything.

Aug 18, 2022

WILLIAM PERRY (LEFT) AND HIS SPOUSE, INGELA TRAVERS-HAYWARD (RIGHT), LAUNCHED A NONPROFIT THAT DISTRIBUTES NALOXONE, DONATED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AT MUSIC FESTIVALS DURING THE SUMMER./COURTESY OF WILLIAM PERRY

Music Festivals Embrace Overdose Prevention, But Fentanyl Testing Remains Taboo

Sparking protest from harm reduction activists, concert promoters offer overdose reversing drugs, but not fentanyl testing.

Aug 4, 2022

HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS LIKE VANDERBILT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, RELY ON TRAVEL NURSES TO KEEP THEIR ICUS FULLY STAFFED./BLAKE FARMER/WPLN NEWS

Worn-Out Nurses Hit The Road For Better Pay, Stressing Hospital Budgets And Morale

Hospitals pay handsomely to get temporary help, and those higher wages are tempting some staff nurses to hit the road, too.

Oct 21, 2021

Robert Smith listens as Dr. Vladimir Berthaud speaks with Black patients about participating in clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine candidate./Blake Farmer for KHN

COVID Vaccine Trials Move Fast But They're Slow To Recruit Black Volunteers

So far, participation by minority volunteers in coronavirus trials has increased only slightly compared with the usually low levels in other clinical trials.

Sep 16, 2020

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