Henry Ford Health System, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Michigan Medicine on Wednesday announced the opening of a $48 million shared laundry facility in Detroit. Mayor Mike Duggan joined leaders of the three health systems to celebrate the opening of the facility on a previously vacant 10-acre industrial property at 1150 Elijah McCoy Drive.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 943 points Wednesday as surging coronavirus cases forced more shutdown measures in Europe and raised fears of more restrictions in the U.S.
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that female primary care physicians spend more time with their patients than male doctors — an average of 2.4 minutes per visit, to be specific. But female physicians still make less money.
Jeff Daneff didn’t always know what he wanted to be in life, but he did know that he wanted to make a difference. His jump to a career in health care didn’t always seem obvious, however, especially considering Daneff’s background largely consisted of an education and work history in finance. But health care served as the perfect place to put his finance experience to work, while at the same time, making a difference in the lives of others.
Finding that a spurned bidder has raised a "substantial question" about how Kentucky awarded $8 billion in Medicaid contracts, a judge has ordered the state to add Anthem to the five companies that won contracts to serve most Kentuckians enrolled in the health plan. Anthem filed a lawsuit challenging the award after it was excluded from new contracts awarded in May.
Since the last permanent CFO's departure in 2019, there have been two interim CFOs. This week, the hospital began working with Orlando-based Newland Associates, an executive health care recruitment firm, which is spearheading a national search.