The money will boost staffing so patients can get appropriate care.
Sep 24, 2022
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Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health.
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PHOTO BY LARVICK MEDIA/COURTESY OF MCMC
The proposed affiliation between Mid-Columbia Medical Center and California-based Adventist Health underscores the financial jam at some rural hospitals.
With too many patients and too few colleagues, nurses say they are overwhelmed and more prone to mistakes.
Sep 6, 2022
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PROVIDENCE, A HEALTH SYSTEM WITH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ACROSS THE WEST, INCLUDING PROVIDENCE ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL IN MISSOULA, MONTANA, REPORTED A NET OPERATING LOSS OF $510 MILLION FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2022./KATHERYN HOUGHTON/KHN
A wide-ranging plan would put nurses in hospitals and long-term care facilities while offering incentives.
Aug 19, 2022
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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