11 deaths at Huntington Hospital among patients infected by dirty scopes, city report says | Los Angeles Times
Pasadena, Calif., health officials said Wednesday that 16 patients were infected by dangerous bacteria from medical scopes at Huntington Hospital from January 2013 to August 2015, including 11 who have now died.
St. Elizabeth seeks to halt Christ Hospital's $24M expansion | Cincinnati Business Courier
Garren Colvin, CEO of St. Elizabeth Healthcare, said today that Northern Kentucky's dominant medical provider will request a state hearing to object to Christ Hospital's plan to build a $24 million ambulatory surgery center in Fort Mitchell, Ky.
Big drop in Texans without health insurance, but poor lag | CNBC
Everything's really big in Texas — except when it comes to how much Obamacare has helped poor people. Texas has seen a nearly 30% drop in the number of adult residents who lack health insurance since the Affordable Care Act began taking full effect, according to a report released Tuesday.
University of Maryland program encourages medical students to consider primary care | Baltimore Sun
A University of Maryland School of Medicine program is designed to excite students about such medicine by immersing them in apprenticeships early in their medical school training. Program organizers hope it will help ease the shortfall.
Bon Secours launches health insurance network | Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch
Bon Secours Richmond Health System has entered the health insurance game. The system recently launched its Bon Secours Value Network, a self-insured program for small- and medium-sized businesses in central Virginia.
New accountable healthcare program launched | Memphis Business Journal
HealthChoice and UnitedHealthcare launched an accountable care program designed to improve people's health and their satisfaction with their health care experience.
Wheelchair manufacturer Drive Medical reportedly exploring sale | Reuters
Port Washington, N.Y.-based Drive Medical, one of the largest manufacturers of wheelchairs, is exploring a potential sale that could value the company at more than $1 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
FDA shakes up salt guidelines with call for sharp cutback | Reuters
Average sodium intake in the United States is about 3,400 mg per day. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants the food industry to help reduce that to 2,300 mg per day, about a third less. The call could have major implications for processed-food makers.
