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1. Physicians shocked by abrupt closure of their own clinic
Naples, Fla.-based Coastal Physician Care closed its doors and terminated all staff Oct. 28, catching its own physicians by surprise.
2. Texas hospital data breach affects nearly 30k patient records
Denton, Texas-based Integrity Transitional Hospital said a security breach this summer may have compromised the confidential information of nearly 30,000 patients.
3. Head of NY's public hospital system to step down
Ramanathan "Ram" Raju, MD, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals will step down from his post at the end of the month.
4. Kindred to close Texas hospital, leaving 92 without jobs
Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare will close Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital in Arlington, Texas, at the end of the year.
5. President-Elect Donald Trump: 7 things to know
An unexpected victory for Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump defied polls that forecasted a modest lead for his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
6. 12 key actions Donald Trump plans to take in his 1st 100 days in office — ACA repeal, take on mega-mergers & more
Donald Trump was elected president of the United States Tuesday. In an October speech in Gettysburg, Pa., Mr. Trump laid out what he would do in his first 100 days in office.
7. The post-election memo Kaiser Permanente's CEO sent to his team yesterday
Bernard J. Tyson, chairman and CEO of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, published on LinkedIn a letter he sent to the organization's leaders, employees and physicians early on Nov. 9.
8. BlackRock ups stake in CHS to become company's second-largest shareholder
New York City-based BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, increased its stake in Community Health Systems and now owns 10.9 percent of the Franklin, Tenn.-based hospital operator.