A nurse previously employed by Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Ky., was arrested July 1 for allegedly using patients' stolen credit cards, according to ABC affiliate WHAS.

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's:

President Joe Biden, who has challenged the pharmaceutical industry for decades, joined Sen. Bernie Sanders' clash with Novo Nordisk in a July 2 op-ed published in USA Today. 

The Justice Department issued a civil investigation demand to Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings on Nov. 3, according to a June 27 court document filed by Prospect.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's overturning of Chevron deference, Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has filed a lawsuit against HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra challenging what the system calls the secretary's "irrational and unlawful interpretation of the statutes he is entrusted to administer." 

The American Hospital Association is raising concerns about hospital reporting requirements proposed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act. 

Oswego Health in New York has named Wajeeh Sana, MD, chief medical officer. 

Gov. Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are using the state's Medicaid program to push hospitals to relieve $4 billion in medical debt for about 2 million low and middle-income people.

Marschall Runge, MD, PhD, has shared plans to retire as executive vice president of medical affairs and CEO of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Michigan Medicine and dean of University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor once his contract ends on June 30, 2025.

Here are 29 hospitals opening or expanding rehabilitation units and centers in 2024:

A surgeon at Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first in the U.S. to use a blue laser to treat early glottic cancer, a common type of laryngeal cancer.

In 2005, Cincinnati Children's had a serious patient safety event every 21 days on average. Now, there are hundreds of days between safety events.

Glen Burnie, Md.-based University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, a member of the University of Maryland Medical System, has appointed Jason Heavner, MD, as its new senior vice president and chief medical officer, it announced July 1.

Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, began seeing a rise of mycoplasma pneumonia in patients in April, and since then, they've unexpectedly increased.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has appointed Chris Kovacs COO, effective Aug. 1.

A Mississippi federal judge has denied a request from Novartis Pharmaceuticals and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America for a preliminary injunction against state enforcement protecting 340B pricing for contract pharmacies.

The American College of Radiology has launched a quality assurance program to recognize radiology facilities that are leaders in adopting artificial intelligence technologies safely and effectively.

Asking patients to rate their pain on a scale from zero to 10 is "a simple but baffling request," Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, wrote in a July 2 opinion piece for KFF Health News. 

The HHS has awarded Moderna $176 million to expand its capabilities to develop mRNA-based pandemic influenza vaccines.

Stacy Jemtrud, DNP, RN, stepped into the role of chief nursing officer at Orlando Health St. Cloud (Fla.) Hospital July 1.