Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman refused to nominate anyone to Nassau University Medical Center's board — saying in a surprise announcement Tuesday he was protesting Gov. Kathy Hochul's 'illegal' takeover of the hospital. Blakeman, a Republican, was set to announce his picks for the NUMC board of directors after at least 10 executives resigned in protest to New York state's takeover of the facility — but instead said he will not be naming anybody to the Democratic governor's 'puppet board.'
One man is dead following an accident at the construction site of the new Olney Hamilton Hospital. David Temple, a 53-year-old construction worker and Vernon resident, was working on foot when a fellow worker operating a bulldozer unknowingly ran him over. According to Olney police, the incident was a complete accident, and the bulldozer operator is not being charged.
Kaiser Permanente is expanding its specialty care presence in Sacramento's downtown area with the recent groundbreaking of a new state-of-the-art, all-electric hospital. Located on an 18-acre site, the 1.2 million-square-foot Kaiser Permanente Railyards Campus will be home to a full-service hospital, offices for outpatient medical services, maternity care and more. As one of few all-electric hospitals in the state, the facility will feature solar energy, electric vehicle charging stations, drought-tolerant landscaping and low-emitting construction materials to maintain a low carbon footprint.
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
Healthcare providers would lose more than $770 billion in revenue over the next decade under the congressional spending bill passed by the U.S House. The spending bill would also increase uncompensated care costs by $278 billion, with hospitals facing the largest increase ($102 billion).
AmSurg is in talks to be acquired by Ascension Health for $3.9 billion. St. Louis-based nonprofit Catholic hospital manager Ascension has 94 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals and ownership interests in 27 additional facilities. AmSurg launched in 1992, joined forces with physician staffing company Envision in 2016, and was split from the company in 2023 following Envision’s bankruptcy proceedings. AmSurg has a network of more than 250 surgery centers across 34 states and supports nearly 2,000 physicians, according to its website.