Hospitals continue to ask for more time and flexibility. They argue that many facilities, especially smaller ones, can't afford the retrofitting or replacement costs.
A third-party organization is looking through MetroHealth System's people, policies, and procedures "with a fine-tooth comb" to ensure that unauthorized payments, like those the board has accused former CEO Dr. Akram Boutros of taking, can't happen again, incoming CEO Airica Steed said Friday.
Trinity Health Of New England's President and CEO Montez Carter is new to Connecticut, but has worked for the Catholic healthcare system for more than a decade. Carter's tenure with the nonprofit healthcare operator gives him an understanding of its faith-based mission, which he says differentiates the hospitals among their peers.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has announced plans to raise funds to benefit first responders and the University of Cincinnati Medical Center as he continues to recover after suffering a cardiac arrest during his team's contest against the Cincinnati Bengals that week.
Giant social media companies are accused of "creating a mental health crisis among America's youth" in a lawsuit filed Friday by the Seattle public schools district.