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Hurricane Helene recovery stories | BD settles 38K surgical mesh lawsuits | Orlando Health's $910M hospital buyout

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Hurricane Helene recovery stories | BD settles 38K surgical mesh lawsuits | Orlando Health's $910M hospital buyout
Friday, October 4, 2024
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Baxter closes largest IV solution factory, sparking fears of a shortage

Flood damage forced Baxter to close a facility that makes 60% of IV solutions in the U.S., a loss of 1.5 million bags per day. 

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Helene damage to bridge Baxter North Cove facility in North Carolina.
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Baxter closes largest IV solution factory, sparking fears of a shortage

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Helene damage to bridge Baxter North Cove facility in North Carolina.
Flood damage forced Baxter to close a facility that makes 60% of IV solutions in the U.S., a loss of 1.5 million bags per day. 
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Water fence erected to protect Tampa General Hospital during Hurricane Helene

Tampa General Hospital protected its facilities from flooding using quickly erected water-proof panels around the hospital.

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Members of the Tampa General Hospital facilities team install AquaFence panels around the lower areas of the hospital campus to protect it from expected flooding due to predicted heavy rain and storm surge water from Hurricane Helene. Photo from Tampa General Hospital.
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Water fence erected to protect Tampa General Hospital during Hurricane Helene

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Members of the Tampa General Hospital facilities team install AquaFence panels around the lower areas of the hospital campus to protect it from expected flooding due to predicted heavy rain and storm surge water from Hurricane Helene. Photo from Tampa General Hospital.
Tampa General Hospital protected its facilities from flooding using quickly erected water-proof panels around the hospital.
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BD settles majority of 38,000 lawsuits over dangerous surgical mesh

Becton Dickinson & Co does not admit to wrongdoing and said the undisclosed settlement will not significantly impact its bottom line.

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BD settles majority of 38,000 lawsuits over dangerous surgical mesh

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Becton Dickinson & Co does not admit to wrongdoing and said the undisclosed settlement will not significantly impact its bottom line.
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Orlando Health buys 5 Alabama hospitals for $910M

The nonprofit health system purchased the Brookwood Baptist Health network from for-profit Tenet Healthcare, which held a 70% controlling stake.

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Orlando Health buys 5 Alabama hospitals for $910M

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The nonprofit health system purchased the Brookwood Baptist Health network from for-profit Tenet Healthcare, which held a 70% controlling stake.
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92% of rural Nebraska hospitals report financial hardship caused by Medicare Advantage plans

Members of the Nebraska Rural Health Association overwhelmingly expressed concerns that Medicare Advantage plans could jeopardize patient health. Some are considering dropping their contracts with the plans altogether. 

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92% of rural Nebraska hospitals report financial hardship caused by Medicare Advantage plans

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Members of the Nebraska Rural Health Association overwhelmingly expressed concerns that Medicare Advantage plans could jeopardize patient health. Some are considering dropping their contracts with the plans altogether. 
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Ballard Health hospital knocked out by flooding, patients evacuated via helicopter from Hurricane Helene

Ballard Health has several hospitals that were hard hit by flood waters, power, phone and internet outages—not to mention blocked roads. This is how they are coping. 

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Helicopters rescue staff and patients from the roof of Ballad Health's Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tennessee after a flash flood overtook the hospital with raging waters 5-8 feet high.Virginia State Police photo
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Ballard Health hospital knocked out by flooding, patients evacuated via helicopter from Hurricane Helene

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Helicopters rescue staff and patients from the roof of Ballad Health's Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tennessee after a flash flood overtook the hospital with raging waters 5-8 feet high.Virginia State Police photo
Ballard Health has several hospitals that were hard hit by flood waters, power, phone and internet outages—not to mention blocked roads. This is how they are coping. 
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Federal government moves in to support Asheville, other Helene disaster areas

Asheville's water treatment facility was heavily damaged, forcing its hospitals to operate using water brought in from trucks. 

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, alomg with FEMA and state disaster recovery agency officials, get briefed by Mission Hospital CEO Greg Lowe on the impacts of the Hurricane Helene flooding on the main hospital in Ashville and what they need to continue operations. The hospital is operating, but is using water from trucks because the city water treatment facilities were damaged and contaminated during flooding. Photo North Carolina Governor's Office.
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Federal government moves in to support Asheville, other Helene disaster areas

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, alomg with FEMA and state disaster recovery agency officials, get briefed by Mission Hospital CEO Greg Lowe on the impacts of the Hurricane Helene flooding on the main hospital in Ashville and what they need to continue operations. The hospital is operating, but is using water from trucks because the city water treatment facilities were damaged and contaminated during flooding. Photo North Carolina Governor's Office.
Asheville's water treatment facility was heavily damaged, forcing its hospitals to operate using water brought in from trucks. 
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In Case You Missed It

Atrium Health forgives patient debts, withdraws liens on 11,500 homes

The nonprofit hospital system stopped suing patients in 2022 and called debt cancellation the “next logical step.”

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Atrium Health forgives patient debts, withdraws liens on 11,500 homes

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The nonprofit hospital system stopped suing patients in 2022 and called debt cancellation the “next logical step.”
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FDA issues recall on infusion pump parts due to risk of uncontrollable drug flow

Due to a risk of fatal overdose, the recall is labeled as the most serious of its type. While no patients have died, two have reportedly been injured. 

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FDA issues recall on infusion pump parts due to risk of uncontrollable drug flow

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Due to a risk of fatal overdose, the recall is labeled as the most serious of its type. While no patients have died, two have reportedly been injured. 
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In Other News

Senators seek national coverage for supplemental breast imaging

Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Roger Marshall, MD, R-Kan., introduced the companion version of the Find It Early Act over a year after the House bill was proposed. 

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Senators seek national coverage for supplemental breast imaging

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Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Roger Marshall, MD, R-Kan., introduced the companion version of the Find It Early Act over a year after the House bill was proposed. 
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Ultrafast myocardial contrast echocardiography shows early potential to evaluate CAD

Ultrafast MCE could go on to become a go-to treatment option for obstructive coronary artery disease, according to the authors of a new first-in-human clinical study.

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Ultrafast myocardial contrast echocardiography shows early potential to evaluate CAD

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Ultrafast MCE could go on to become a go-to treatment option for obstructive coronary artery disease, according to the authors of a new first-in-human clinical study.
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