Burnsdall, Oklahoma – Janet Mayo Hardin has owned the Burnsdall nursing home since 1969.It started with her, her husband and two friends, but since around 2005 it was her alone. 365 days after Nursing Home Owner Barnsdall Tornado The longtime owner left town on May 6, 2024, when an EF-4 tornado destroyed the town. A nursing home sitting on the road. “I was very grateful that no one was hurt,” Janet said. “The residents were afraid, but from what I said, they were used to caring for them and we are taking care of them, so they weren't afraid of…
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Asahi Kasei has appointed Ken Shinomiya as the new leader in the healthcare division following Richard Packer's tenure. Shinomiya was formerly president of Asahi Kasei Life Science, bringing rich experience and strategic vision to advance the company's healthcare portfolio. Under his leadership, Kasei aims to accelerate global growth in medicine, life sciences and critical care, further strengthening his commitment to improving patient outcomes around the world. The new teacher's journey in the healthcare industry includes key roles, including Vice President of Strategy at Zoll Medical and Head of Bioprocessing at Asahi Kasei Medical. He became president of Asako Kasei Medical…
Across HCA Healthcare’s 190 hospitals and more than 2,400 sites of care, more than 100,000 nurses are at the forefront of delivering high-quality care to our patients. In honor of National Nurses Week 2025, Dr. Sammie Mosier, HCA Healthcare senior vice president and chief nurse executive, shares a note of gratitude to celebrate nurses everywhere who offer critical expertise and compassion across all healthcare settings:Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC, HCA Healthcare Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive“This National Nurses Week, celebrated May 6 -12, we recognize the important role you as nurses play at the heart of healthcare,…
Transforming the healthcare industry, enhancing access, expanding the workforce, and harness technology were some of the key topics discussed at the 15th Becker annual meeting in Chicago. The four-day meeting featured Sanford Health leaders, including Nick Olson, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sanford Health, president and CEO of Sanford Fargo, president and CEO of Todd Shaffer, president and CEO of Sanford Bismarck, and president and CEO of Sanford Bismarck. Olson joined Becker's Healthcare to discuss how Sanford Health is driving access, quality and sustainability in rural America. He said it's important for the organization to bring that…
The proposed federal cuts affecting Medicare and Medicaid will not only harm patients and caregivers in New Jersey, but the cuts will also have a major economic impact on healthcare job creators in one of the state's largest industries employing tens of thousands of workers. That was a message from NJBIA Vice President of Government Affairs Althea D. Ford testified to the Congressional Health Committee on Tuesday. The proposed impact of federal policy changes in Medicaid and Medicare will have on New Jersey residents and the state's economy. “From hospital systems to nursing homes, home and community-based service providers, we…
Mattoon, Illinois – A man arrested in connection with a fatal crash to a Mattoon nursing home on Friday makes his first appearance at Coles County Courthouse. Crew members tow a vehicle that hit the Odd Fellow Rebekah's home in Mattoon, Illinois on Friday, May 2, 2025. Curtis A. Meadows, 54, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated DUI after police said he drove a Nissan Pathfinder to the home of his strange companion, Rebekah, killing an 82-year-old woman and seriously injured the 86-year-old woman.Police said the pasture told officers that it consumed cannabis two hours before driving. Meadows is facing…
A planned strike over cuts to nursing and many other courses at Cardiff University has been called off. Cardiff University, the University and College Union (UCU), Unison and Unite have released a joint statement confirming that a deal had been struck to cancel industrial action in return for a promise to not make any compulsory staff redundancies in 2025. “Our members have won a big victory today, but the problems faced by staff at Cardiff University are far from over” UCU spokesperson This followed “positive and constructive talks” between the university’s executive board and union negotiators held at the end…
Aging population promotes investment at the intersection of education and healthcare One of the major drivers behind the surge in health education investments is changing demographics, particularly the ageing population, which has created an increase in demand for health services. This demand not only requires a more accessible and scalable delivery model, but also adds to pressure on healthcare workers. As the population goes on, healthcare workers are also approaching retirement, exacerbating the decline in experienced professionals and staffing shortages, and increasing the gap between supply and demand. Investments in this sector are projected to focus on reconstruction and strengthening…
Nurses are among 400 healthcare workers who are calling for a review of Lucy Letby’s convictions, in an open letter sent to UK health unions. Nineteen Nurses, a coalition of current and former NHS workers, has urged unions to “stand with us” and protect the professions from the “weaponisation of blame” in the NHS. “If a nurse can be convicted in such a manner, without irrefutable evidence, then any nurse could be next” Nineteen Nurses Letby, 35, was convicted in August 2023 of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others while working as a nurse at the Countess…
Administrator of Good Samaritan Society – Home Health, Sarah Angelo and RN of Black Hills don't see patients as much anymore. When she does, she usually jumps in to stabilize her challenging cases. “These are some of my beloved patients. Sign up,” Angelo says of her complicated clients in Rapid City, South Dakota. “I think it's a challenge, but I also know they need service. “Everyone deserves quality healthcare.” This past winter, Angelo's temperament was tested when she met Marnie Hermann's father, Lawrence Bentling. “He was a stubborn gentleman, and some might say it's even more difficult,” Herman said of…