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Usual approach 'not enough': 8 healthcare execs rethinking financial health
Health system executives are making innovative and transformational moves to improve the financial health of their organizations. They’re intentionally pushing teams to think outside of the box for new solutions to old problems, and seeing positive res…
The tide is turning on healthcare megamergers
Proposed healthcare mergers and acquisitions are continuing to face backlash from hospital and physician groups along with state and federal lawmakers — signaling a turn of the tide against megadeals.
Louisiana health system names CEO
Opelousas (La.) General Health System has selected Lance Armentor as its new president and CEO, effective April 1.
Apparent murder-suicide ends in Wisconsin hospital: Police
An 85-year-old man fatally shot himself in a Wisconsin hospital’s emergency room after allegedly shooting and killing his wife at their home, according to local authorities.
'Incivility' comes through healthcare's doors every day, Inova CEO says
The healthcare workforce is dealing with challenges that are more severe than they were even two or three years ago, Inova Health CEO J. Stephen Jones, MD, recently told Becker’s.
Mercy Health— Kentucky taps chief nursing officer
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has named a new chief nursing officer who will oversee the system’s Kentucky region, the health system shared with Becker’s Feb. 20.
CEO of American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living to retire
Mark Parkinson, the CEO of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living, will step down in 2025, the organizations announced Feb. 20.
Vitamin once recommended for lowering cholesterol linked to CV disease
Niacin, a common B vitamin once recommended to patients as a way to help lower cholesterol, has been linked to cardiovascular disease, Cleveland Clinic researchers announced Feb. 19.
St. Jude eyes technology commercialization
Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has created a new role to help the organization develop new technology.
8 systems urge suppliers to centralize recall notices
Mayo Clinic, BJC HealthCare, and six other hospitals and health systems are advocating for a central platform where medical devicemakers report supply disruptions, including recalls.
