Patients as young as 13, who are victims of sexual assault or rape, no longer need parental permission to receive hospital treatment and for rape kit evidence collection, according to a new law in Washington that went into effect July 1. 

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Bon Secours Mercy Health has appointed Gabriel Bahala as CFO of Mercy Fairfield (Ohio) Hospital, according to a July 17 LinkedIn post. 

With an aging population and a plunging birth rate, the need for age-friendly health systems in the U.S. is growing, Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, wrote in an article posted July 11 by the American Hospital Association.

Amid a nationwide push to educate, train and hire more nurses at the bedside, and faster, Rhode Island passed a law that allows new nurses to practice before their NCLEX results are known. But patient safety is a concern.

Nurses rallied outside Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton, Pa., on July 17 to protest Prime Healthcare's downsizing of the facility and to seek answers to questions they argue that the health system has evaded. 

Customers of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co.'s mail-order pharmacy can now save more than $20,000 on the cancer drug everolimus. 

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System's board has approved a $277.5 million expansion project for Memorial Hermann Cypress (Texas) Hospital. 

Self-scheduling has emerged as an increasingly popular option for hospitals and health systems to provide nurses with greater flexibility. However, the concept is not entirely new. 

Existing screening protocols in place are failing to identify patients who might be carriers of a genetic mutation that is linked to certain cancers, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. 

The FDA is allowing Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. to temporarily import a syphilis drug that has been in shortage for more than a year. 

Last year was marked by labor actions across the U.S. From coast to coast, healthcare workers participated in strikes, citing concerns about issues such as pay, staffing and recruitment, and such actions have continued into 2024.

It's been an active mid-July for hospital and health system CFO moves.

Prevalence of infections like asthma, COPD and pneumonia fell in 2023 compared to 2019, suggesting that there was no increased susceptibility in catching these infections post-pandemic, according to new findings published July 16 in Epic Research.

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is scaling its ambient documentation program, as clinician interest in the new technology continues to increase. 

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is partnering with Instacart, a grocery technology company, to expand fresh food access for underserved communities.

Experts are warning hospital leaders at facilities near the Atlantic Ocean to take additional steps this year to ensure hurricane preparations are intact and enhanced, amid what is anticipated to be the worst hurricane season on record.

Providence COO Erik Wexler has been selected as the organization's next president and CEO, bringing with him more than three decades of healthcare experience.

Denver-based Lowry Family Health Center received a practice-based health education grant for its international physicians program, which aims to alleviate the physician shortage across the state.

The National Society of High School Scholars has released its 2024 career interests survey highlighting the preferences and attitudes of high-achieving high school students, college students and recent college graduates. 

After more than a decade as CEO of Carilion Clinic, Nancy Agee, MSN, will retire in September, the Roanoke, Va.-based system said in a July 17 news release.