Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association delivered a petition May 29 to management at Westfield-based Baystate Noble Hospital amid contract negotiations.

The Denver Broncos training facility has been renamed to reflect Chicago-based CommonSpirit's brand.  

Amid a looming shortage of pharmacists, health system pharmacy leaders are increasing their investments in technology and leveling up roles, according to a survey of 324 pharmacy directors of general and children's hospitals. 

Hospitals reduce patient intake following a ransomware attack, Politico reported May 29. 

New York City Health + Hospitals has named an inaugural chief decarbonization officer to head the system's sustainability efforts citywide.

St. Louis-based Ascension has restored access to its EHR in its first market following a May 8 ransomware attack.

Andrew Agwunobi, MD, is returning to the helm of Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health.

Giving birth and becoming a new mother is often viewed as one of the happiest moments in a woman's life. 

The Medical Group Management Association said that as the number of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries continues to grow, "it is imperative that the MA program ensures adequate and transparent coverage to patients, timely payment to medical groups and remains a viable pathway for medical groups to participate in value-based payment arrangements."

Registered nurses held a rally outside UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles May 29 to protest scheduling practice changes for float pool nurses, which could result in as many as 200 nurse resignations. 

From releasing its AI validation suite to detailing plans to launch a new personalized care data tool this summer, here are 10 updates on Epic's operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker's in May:

Registered nurses and the Massachusetts Nurses Association have filed a fifth round of complaints against Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., to state and federal agencies, which include a direct appeal to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to place an onsite inspector at the hospital. 

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health is working with a company called The Precisionists to give "neurodiverse" individuals an opportunity to work in information technology, the Delaware Business Times reported May 28.

Many large employers plan to maintain funding for well-being programs, with some planning to broaden their well-being strategy to address social determinants of health in the coming years, according to new findings from a survey of 160 organizations. 

The second annual Michigan Health & Hospital Association member workforce survey, published May 29, found that hospital recruitment, retention and training efforts last year helped fill 61,000 total positions, including hiring more than 13,000 nurses.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital announced May 29 that it will put $60 million toward establishing a new 111,000-square-foot applied gene and cell therapy center in Sharonville, Ohio.

The FDA has approved Bkemv as the first interchangeable biosimilar to Soliris to treat certain rare diseases.

Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Healthcare on May 28 filed papers to emerge from bankruptcy, almost eight months after filing for Chapter 11 protection.

In a phase 2/3 trial investigating the efficacy of Keytruda with two chemotherapies, tumors shrank among 3 in 5 patients with pleural mesothelioma, Merck said May 29. 

Doug Watson has been named CFO of Minneapolis-based Allina Health after serving as the system's interim finance executive since January.