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Frontier Health hires former Ballad Health CFO

Gray, Tenn.-based Frontier Health has tapped Allen Harris as its new CFO.

Lifepoint Health secures former HCA hospital CFO

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health has named Bill Ziesmer its new CFO of its Western Division.

7 recent CEO retirements

The following hospital and health system CEOs have retired or announced plans to retire in 2024.

'Rule Out Epic': An early client pitch fueled Epic's strategy

It’s hard to imagine a health system immediately ruling Epic out of contention, but early on the company faced an uphill battle to build its reputation in the industry.

Illinois hospital loses trauma center designation

Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., lost its level 2 trauma center designation Feb. 2.

UCSF to acquire 2 Dignity Health hospitals in $100M agreement

San Francisco-based UCSF Health has signed a $100 million definitive agreement with San Francisco-based Dignity Health to take on two of its hospitals: Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center, both of which are in the city.

'Bad science fiction'?: How health systems are keeping AI in check

If artificial intelligence goes all Terminator on us and destroys humanity, don’t say health system leaders didn’t try.

Missouri health system CEO to retire

Paula Baker is leaving from the helm of Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System.

Highest-paying cities for nurses in every state

Nurses in Santa Cruz, Calif., make more money on average than nurses in any other metro area, a Vivian Health ranking found.

How a deepfake CFO scammed a company out of $25M

Hong Kong police said a finance worker at an unnamed multinational corporation was duped into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s CFO, CNN reported Feb. 4.