This is Randy Homan with Becker's Clinical Leadership Podcast.
Here's your daily industry news brief for May 8th. First,
HCA Healthcare is committing million toward the College of Nursing
as low as hundred 36 million to H Healthcare Centers for Clinical
Advancement.
The center aimed to provide nursing education and work experience through
practice-based instruction and simulation. Three years ago,
HCA purchased the Galen College of Nursing.
The new investment will fund the college's expansion. Second,
McLaren St. Luke's in Ohio is closing today.
This is one week earlier than previously planned.
McLaren Healthcare is closing the hospital earlier.
Because of the extra time it'll need to mitigate its e r system and other IT
data. The health system cites declining revenues in an unstable reimbursement
environment. Mercy Health is acquiring the hospital campus,
which includes 12 buildings.
It's working with well Care Physicians group practices throughout the transition
to maintain the continuity of patient care.
Changes will begin after Mercy officially takes over June 1st
Hospital. Boston is conducting an internal review of inpatient deaths.
This follows allegations of neglect and suboptimal care for patients with mental
health disabilities. Today,
Massachusetts Disability Law Center issued a report that determines the hospital
failed to properly diagnose and treat a cancerous lesion on a patient's nose.
For more than a year and a half,
the group finds the hospital's failure to provide appropriate care equates
neglect and contributed to the patient's painful early death.
After receiving the findings and recommended corrective actions,
Luta Hospital conducted comprehensive review of the patient's care and agreed
with the report.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says it has made multiple changes
at the hospital hiring executive team,
recruiting more clinicians to fill gaps in medical and implementing hospital
safety. Huddles
is now developing a process to review all deaths without regard for diagnosis or
condition. The hospital's goal is to review all deaths by.
July 4th.
Northwell Health is a former employee for allegedly posting graphic photos and
videos from the morgue at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
The suit filed last month alleges Sharpton worked in the morgue for 45 days
before being terminated after posting videos and photos.
The post include a late stillbirth internal organs, and amputated body parts.
The suit claims Ms.
Sharp and posted the content to her social media to gain followers.
Northwell directed her to remove the content from her social media and cell
phone personnel at at the medical center. Watched her do so, however,
she allegedly reposted the content after being terminated and allegedly still
has an archive of photos and videos.
Northwell is seeking compensatory damages and a court order for Ms.
Sharpen to remove any content from the I JM C morgue from social media
and to delete any archive of related content. Fifth,
the federal government is ditching its attempt to force St.
Francis Health System to snuff out a sacred candle burning in one of its
hospitals.
The Joint Commission says the candle violates c m s patient safety policy.
Last month, HHS threatened to strip the hospital of Medicare, Medicaid,
and Children's Health insurance program funding unless it blew out the flame.
St. Francis argues that the candle is always lit with multiple safeguards in
accordance with its Catholic faith. Thanks for listening.
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