A temporary lifeline was thrown to Crozer Health in a Texas bankruptcy hearing Thursday in the form of a $6 million donation. The short-term funding to cover hospital payroll is coming from a $5 million donation from Penn Medicine and another $1 million donation from Delaware County. That will help the two Delco hospitals stay open for at least another week to 10 days.
Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital, which has served the Manhattan community for 135 years, permanently closed its doors at 8 a.m. Wednesday. For the past two years, community advocates have been fighting to keep the hospital open. But on Tuesday, a New York appeals court ruled in favor of the health system, putting an end to the legal saga. Mount Sinai said it was pleased with the ruling, adding that it would move forward with its closure plan immediately.
Mayo Clinic has hired Micky Tripathi, a former top health technology official under President Biden, to be its chief AI implementation officer, a role that involves overseeing the technology's development and adoption within the sprawling health system. Tripathi most recently was the assistant secretary for technology policy and the national coordinator for health information technology. He led the government's efforts to establish guardrails for use of AI by federal health agencies and private businesses.
Washington hospitals are raising alarm that taxes and insurance payment caps proposed in the state Legislature could jeopardize their finances and undermine patient care.
Doctors felt less occupational distress in 2023-2024 than they did during the COVID-19 pandemic, but nearly half said they experienced at least one symptom of burnout.
The shift toward remote and hybrid work in healthcare is no longer a temporary adjustment—it's a lasting transformation. In fact, data indicates that last year, 60% of medical group leaders planned to maintain their current share of remote and hybrid jobs, while 22% expected to increase them.