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Tennessee Moves Up in Health Rankings  | America’s Health Rankings, Tennessee Health Status, Health Determinants, Health Outcomes, Obesity, Tobacco Use, Diabetes, Infant Mortality
Tennessee Moves Up in Health Rankings

State Climbs Three Notches from 2010

After years spent in the bottom 10 when it comes to health rankings in the United States, Tennessee pulled up to number 39 in the nation. True, the state is still in the bottom third of the country when it comes to health status,...


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Capella, Saint Thomas Health Enter Equity Partnership | Saint Thomas Health, Capella Healthcare, Joint Hospital Venture, Dan Slipkovich, Dr. Mike Schatzlein, Ascension Health
Capella, Saint Thomas Health Enter Equity Partnership
Last month, Capella Healthcare and Saint Thomas Health (STHe) announced the two entities had signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to form a joint venture for the delivery of healthcare in a 60-county area of Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky...
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Cause for Optimism  | Peter Buerhaus, Nursing Workforce Shortage, Registered Nurses, David Auerbach, Doug Staiger
Cause for Optimism

 New Nursing Study Improves Workforce Outlook

A perfect storm of increased patient need and decreased supply in the nursing workforce has loomed over the healthcare delivery system like a dark, ominous cloud...


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