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Former Tampa General exec joins New Jersey hospital as chief medical officer
Elham Yousef, MD, the former vice president of medical affairs and associate chief medical officer at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, has been named chief medical officer for Hackensack Meridian Health’s Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, N.J.
California hospital to pay $2M to settle overbilling allegations
Pomona (California) Valley Hospital Medical Center agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations it overbilled the state’s Medicaid program for prescription medications.
The most common cancers for men and women in 2024
Of all cancer cases in men in 2024, 48% are predicted to be prostate, lung and colon and rectum and 51% of all new cases in women are expected to be from breast, lung and colon and rectum cancers, researchers from the American Cancer Society found.
Moffitt taps former MD Anderson leader as executive vice president, physician-in-chief
Moffitt Cancer Center has named Karen Lu, MD, to the executive vice president and chief physician role.
West Virginia hospital names CEO
Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital has named Timothy Hatfield CEO, the Appalachian News-Express reported Feb. 5.
The top states, hospitals for cardiac surgery, per Healthgrades
Healthgrades released its rankings of the top hospitals for cardiac surgery; only six states met the requirements to have hospitals ranked in the speciality.
Cano Health files for bankruptcy
Miami-based Cano Health, a primary care provider, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Banner hospital CEO to retire
Jay Stallings plans to retire as CEO of Washakie Medical Center in Worland, Wyo., this spring.
AdventHealth names hospital CFO
Jennifer Ambs has been named CFO of Orange City, Fla.-based AdventHealth Fish Memorial.
Crozer sues over withdrawal of surgery residency accreditation
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, which owns Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, is suing the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education after the organization withdrew accreditation for Crozer’s general surgery training program, The …
