Here is a state-by-state breakdown of labor organizing efforts that have included physicians, and resident physicians and fellows, as reported on by Becker's since January 2024.
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Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity-backed company that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, intends to sell Crozer Health to a not-for-profit consortium of healthcare operators, according to a Jan. 31 news release.
Sylvia Trent-Adams, president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, is stepping down following a corpse research scandal, according to a Jan. 21 report from NBC News.
Here are three updates on healthcare unions since Jan. 21, as reported by Becker's:
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has appointed Richard Redett, MD, as physician-in-chief and vice dean of clinical affairs for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health has named Jason Mitchell, MD, as its new executive vice president and chief medical officer.
The American College of Physician Advisors has appointed Ahmed Abuabdou, MD, as its new president-elect.
Physician Side Gigs, an online community of more than 195,000 physicians, laid out physician on-call compensation statistics in a recent report using data from the group's salary and compensation negotiation databases.
TikTok recently was temporarily banned in the U.S. for 12 hours, and several physician content creators are opposing any further ban, MedPage Today reported Jan. 21.
The percentage of primary care physicians affiliated with hospitals nearly doubled between 2009 and 2022, rising from 25.2% to 47.9%, according to a study published Jan. 17 in JAMA Health Forum.