NEW MILFORD — Housatonic Valley Health District’s Medical Reserve Corps, which serves New Milford, Washington and other area towns, will be participating in American Red Cross’ “SleevesUp campaign.” As part of the campaign, through Aug. 1, health district volunteers, family, friends and community members can […]

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Crisis therapist Linda Mueller has been on the ground in the areas impacted by last month’s tornado in Andover. She’s helping people and families, some who are angry and others who are simply in denial about what they’ve lost. Emotions are […]

Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health will form a $27 billion health system spanning seven states, making it the sixth largest health system in the country, the not-for-profit providers said Wednesday. The combined organization would have 67 hospitals—40 from Atrium and 27 from Advocate Aurora—and […]

The CEOs of America’s seven largest publicly traded health insurance and services companies cumulatively earned more than $283 million in 2021 — by far the most of any year in the past decade. Soaring stock prices overwhelmingly fueled executives’ fortunes, according to a STAT analysis […]

The head of Rhode Island’s second-largest hospital group announced Wednesday that he will retire early next year. Care New England Health System President and CEO Dr. James Fanale’s announcement comes nearly three months after the state attorney general’s office denied a bid by the organization […]

RICHMOND — The Richmond Lions Club is offering a free health fair that will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall of Richmond United Methodist Church, located at 112 S. Sugar St., Richmond. “Our health fair is […]

More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation’s escalating overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Wednesday. The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes. It marked […]

In the past months, many hospitals and other health care providers have noted the steep rise in the cost of hiring nurses. Many providers saw double digit year-on-year growth of nurse wages. For instance, some health systems in Louisiana saw a 16% rise in labor […]

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – Chapel Hill high school and junior high has introduced a new health system called Goodside Health, a Teladoc program that school nurses can now use to better help treat their students. The nurses are given an iPad and the necessary equipment […]

THCB Gang Following last week’s extraordinary special on cancer & navigation, this week’s #THCBGang on May 12 will be a deep dive into digital health. Including data, education, business models and the knowledge gap. Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) will be WTF Health host & Health IT […]