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UHS posts Q2 profit, but executives warn delta variant could stress labor challenges

Dive Brief: Universal Health Services posted a $ 325 million profit in the second quarter of this year, up from $ 251.9 million during the same time last year, according to financial results released Monday. The hospital operator beat Wall Street expectations on earnings and revenue, posting revenues of $ 3.2 billion in the second… Read More »

Texas’ hospital system confirms its first case of new COVID-19 lambda variant

Loading the player… Just when people were beginning to wrap their heads around the delta variant of COVID-19, this week, Texas’ hospital system has become the first to report a case of the lambda variant. According to ABC News, Monday, Houston Methodist Hospital, which operates eight hospitals in its network, confirmed its first case of the… Read More »