Nashville Public Radio and Kaiser Health News

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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

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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