UVA Health Prince William Medical Center has been named to the U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Hospitals list as a high-performing hospital for heart attack care. More than 6,000 hospitals nationwide were evaluated and only 873 were rated high performing. Hospitals earning this designation had quality outcomes that were significantly […]
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Exclusive: Ping An Insurance to focus on medical, healthcare industry for growth as China’s ageing population worsens, co-CEO says
Ping An Insurance (Group) will focus on the medical and healthcare industry in China, hoping to turn its coverage for the ageing society into an engine of growth for the next decade while coping with a more volatile asset management business. “The elderly care and the healthcare ecosystem are the […]
VCU Medical Center ranked No 1 in Richmond for the 13th consecutive year by US News World Report
VCU Medical Center ranked No. 1 in Richmond for the 13th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report The annual rankings evaluate more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide, highlighting exceptional patient experience as well as quality care for specific conditions and procedures. 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM August 01, 2023 VCU Medical […]
AI faces skepticism in the medical care business
Generative artificial intelligence has taken off in recent months after OpenAI’s ChatGPT wowed the public with its achievements. But healthcare is a space that remains highly skeptical, according to a new GE HealthCare (GEHC) survey. At least 55% of medical professionals say AI is not ready for medical use, the […]
Medical district program prepares Memphians for careers in healthcare
About 40 teenagers visited Methodist University Hospital Friday as part of a program that supports students interested in a career in healthcare. Methodist has partnered with the Memphis Medical District Collaborative’s Hire Local program to help students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools and charter schools with career opportunities. This program, Career […]
China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) Received 2023 HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence
AI Assisted Life-Saving Clinical Interventions Rescued 20% more Patients’ Survives TAICHUNG, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — China Medical University Hospital (CMUH), a world’s leading hospital with artificial intelligence solutions to improve care delivery, was recognized as a 2023 HIMSS Davies Award recipient. It is the first hospital in Taiwan with […]
Medical society heads warn judicial overhaul will harm Israeli healthcare
The heads of Israeli medical societies on Friday urged the government to abandon the judicial overhaul, warning it would adversely impact healthcare in Israel. In a joint letter, dozens of doctors voiced concern over “the intensifying erosion process of democratic characteristics and public order in Israel” while stressing their opposition […]
Central Coast healthcare providers settle Medi-Cal fraud case
Judge’s gavel. Getty Images The county-organized health system that manages Medi-Cal enrollees in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and three Central Coast healthcare providers will pay a total of $68 million to resolve allegations they submitted false claims to Medi-Cal, according to a news release from the California […]
Grafton’s Unity Medical Center makes Modern Healthcare list of best places to work for second year – Grand Forks Herald
GRAFTON, N.D. — For a second year, Unity Medical Center in Grafton, North Dakota, has been named on Modern Healthcare’s list of Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The award program “recognizes outstanding employers in the healthcare industry on a national level,” according to the Modern Healthcare website. Modern Healthcare […]
6 Medical Expert Tips To Lose Weight And Improve Your Health And Fitness
Are you striving to make improvements to your health and fitness? Do you want to shed some extra weight and feel better about yourself? You are not alone — most of us struggle with these same goals every day. With the right mindset in place, along with following a few […]
Exceptional Medical Student Flexes Skills in TikTok Video, Secures Job at World’s Top Hospital
A medical student has achieved a significant milestone by securing a coveted job at the number-one hospital in the world The young woman landed a job at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, which has been ranked the best hospital globally Netizens were so impressed by the lady’s outstanding accomplishments and […]
LA County hospital changes name to Los Angeles General Medical Center
Thursday, May 4, 2023 3:07AM BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — It was a momentous celebration at the renaming ceremony of the Los Angeles County hospital in Boyle Heights once known as LAC+USC Medical Center. Now, it’ll be called the Los Angeles General Medical Center, a hospital that has been […]
Aspirus Iron River dubbed first hospital in world to view medical procedure in awake patient
UPPER MICHIGAN, Mich. (WLUC) – Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics has announced they are the first hospital in the world to view a post Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) valve in an awake patient without an endoscopy procedure. According to a press release from the hospital, the TIF procedure is […]
Newsweek Ranks UVA Medical Center No. 1 Hospital in Virginia
University of Virginia Medical Center is ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia and in the top 50 hospitals nationally in Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2023” guide. The news magazine rates UVA as the No. 42 hospital in the United States and among the top 250 hospitals in the world in […]
Monmouth Medical Center Named to Newsweek World’s Best Hospitals’ List For Second Consecutive Year
President and CEO Eric Carney, shown at right holding a poster promoting MMCs second consecutive Newsweek recognition as a World’s Best Hospital, gathers with team members from throughout the hospital to mark the achievement. Long Branch, NJ, March 28, 2023 – Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) has been named to the […]
Is Medical School Worth It?
By Dr. James M. Dahle, WCI Founder Medical school is still a good investment of both time and money, as long as practicing medicine is what you want to do with your life. Those who hear naysayers about the field need to be aware that those naysayers have been around […]
Heart to Heart: Thomas Memorial Hospital, Camden Clark Medical Center form joint cardiac program | News, Sports, Jobs
The WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center cardiac surgery team. WVU Medicine has announced a joint cardiac program between Camden Clark Medical Center and Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, both WVU Medicine facilities. (Photo Provided) MORGANTOWN — Two WVU Medicine Hospitals in Parkersburg and South […]
Physicians Join Maine Medical Partners
Contact: Caroline [email protected] PORTLAND, Maine – Maine Medical Partners announces the following new hires. Marie Audett, MD, FACS, has joined Maine Medical Partners – Surgical Care Casco Bay and will primarily practice colorectal surgery. Dr. Audett is Board certified in colon & rectal surgery and general surgery. She was a […]
Feds close Missouri charity that promised to pay medical bills
A screenshot of the website for St. Joseph based health-sharing ministry Medical Cost Sharing Inc. taken in 2017. In January, a federal judge ordered the website be shuttered based on sufficient probable cause that the company was engaged in ongoing wire fraud.. Medicalcostsharing.com A Missouri woman’s heart attack cost her […]
Tampa General Hospital and Tampa Bay Economic Development Council Partner to Grow the Tampa Medical and Research District
The partnership aims to establish Tampa as a globally renowned destination for world-class clinical care, academics, research, and biotechnology. TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council today announced a partnership to expand and enhance Tampa’s burgeoning Medical and Research […]