Influential health interests are maneuvering a potential $19.4 billion infusion into Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, while also seeking a 2024 election initiative to permanently block that funding, KFF Health News has learned. The Coalition to Protect Access to Care, which includes groups representing doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and clinics, is lobbying Governor Gavin Newsom and … Read more
To recruit more bedside nurses, Wooster Community Hospital has eliminated the Bachelor of Science in Nursing requirement for new nursing hires, according to the hospital. Removing the BSN option will allow more students to become practicing registered nurses while also opening the door for licensed practicing nurses, said Shelly Huff, chief nurse practitioner at WCH. … Read more
Artistic representations for Baystate Behavioral Health Hospital. (Courtesy: Baystate Medical Center) HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) Construction of Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, a joint venture between Baystate Health and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, is nearing completion in Holyoke. Baystate Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke opens a 150-bed facility The state-of-the-art psychiatric facility, designed to meet the unique … Read more