In recent weeks, several children's hospitals have become targets of far-right attacks and harassment. Anti-transgender activists have been using social media to spread disinformation about gender-affirming medical care.
The proposed merger that SUNY Upstate and Crouse have been trying to quietly push through should concern everyone in the Syracuse community, as well as every other New Yorker around the state.
In the past six years of operating the hospital, Wellstar says they have invested more than $350 million. Officials added that in just the last 12 months, the hospital has lost more than $107 million.
Virtual care companies face increasing churn as telehealth visits sink below their pandemic-era peak, forcing them to cut back on staff and services or enter into bold new business agreements expanding their geographic reach. For some companies, a trend toward consolidation has led to stumbles, while others are finding new ways to sell existing services to more patients by combining customer bases. Amazon's $3.9 billion deal to acquire One Medical is just the latest of many such industry shakeups, and experts like One Medical Found Tom Lee think the retail giant could boost the primary care tech company's existing reach.
On Tuesday, the Iowa Departments of Public Health (IDPH) and Human Services (DHS), announced they were aligning under a new agency brand. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was developed through two years of work on the alignment effort between the former agencies in order to put across their new mission, vision, and guiding principles. The design elements of the new brand support the focus of the mission and vision and commemorate a new beginning together while invoking trust and stability.