Mackenzie Bean is an Associate Vice President at Becker's Healthcare. She focuses on themes related to medicine and healthcare, including healthcare administration, public health, and the dynamics of hospitals and healthcare facilities. Mackenzie has been featured in Becker's Healthcare and RamaOnHealthcare.
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By: Mackenzie Bean
Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania have reintroduced companion bills aimed at increasing oversight of hospital mergers and acquisitions. Five things to know: 1. Sen. Tim Kearney and and Rep. Lisa Borowski introduced Senate Bill 322 and House Bill 1460 on May 13. 2. The proposed legislation would give the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General authority to […]
By: Mackenzie Bean
Leslie Beining, MSN, RN, has been appointed chief nursing officer of OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital. Ms. Beining has more than two decades of leadership experience, most recently serving as the hospital’s senior advisor of operations. Previously, she served as manager of quality/accreditation and patient safety, according to a May 15 news release. In her new […]
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has received a $15 million gift from the Blavatnik Family Foundation to advance biomedical research. The donation will support research on gene regulation, antibiotic resistance and cellular mechanisms that influence cancer and aging. The research is led by Evgeny Nudler, PhD, the Julie Wilson Anderson Professor in the department […]
By: Mackenzie Bean
Hackensack University Medical Center’s pediatric emergency department has significantly reduced patient wait times and its left-before-treatment-complete rate through a series of targeted patient-flow improvements. In 2022, patient volumes hit a record high at the pediatric ED — part of Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center. The waiting room was routinely […]
By: Mackenzie Bean
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued formal guidance on pain management practices for the insertion of intrauterine devices and other common in-office OB-GYN procedures. Four things to know: 1. The long-awaited clinical guidance, released May 15, recommends clinicians offer local anesthetics for IUD insertions, including lidocaine spray, lidocaine-prilocaine cream and paracervical block. […]
By: Mackenzie Bean
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine has joined Longitude Health, marking the first new addition to the health system-led innovation collaborative since its creation in 2024. Four things to know: 1. Four nonprofit systems launched Longitude Heath in October 2024 to tackle healthcare’s most pressing challenges by combining their resources and expertise. The group’s founding members are: […]
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued formal guidance on pain management practices for the insertion of intrauterine devices and other common in-office OB-GYN procedures.
By: Mackenzie Bean
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health broke ground on a $138 million behavioral health hospital in Easley, S.C., on May 19. Four notes: 1. The 134,621-square-foot hospital will feature 112 beds and replace Prisma’s existing 65-bed Marshall I. Pickens Hospital in Greenville. 2. Once completed in 2027, the hospital will double the system’s inpatient behavioral health capacity […]
By: Mackenzie Bean
Former President Joe Biden’s recent prostate cancer diagnosis is reigniting discussions about routine screenings for the disease, The Washington Post reported May 20. Mr. Biden, 82, announced May 18 that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. His diagnosis has renewed attention on prostate cancer screening […]
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health is planning to double its inpatient behavioral health capacity through the construction of a new $138 million hospital in Easley, S.C.
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