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Providence taps leader for 2 California hospitals

Michael Keleman was named chief executive of two Providence hospitals in California: St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka and Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna. 

California hospital to cut services, lay off staff

Oakdale, Calif.-based Oak Valley Hospital District is scaling back services and implementing layoffs to shore up its finances “amid ongoing challenges faced by rural hospitals,” the Oakdale Leader reported Feb. 7. 

What health system execs think about Amazon's healthcare layoffs

Amazon is learning that healthcare is “complicated,” as one health system leader told Becker’s.

UW Health gains new chief administrative officer

Katrina Lambrecht assumed the newly created chief administrative officer role at Madison, Wis.-based UW Health on Jan. 29. 

Missouri hospital ousts 2nd CEO in 2 years

The board of trustees at Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital has unanimously — and suddenly — voted to remove CEO Stace Holland, marking its second CEO ouster in less than two years. 

Massachusetts hospital to reopen 1 year post-fire

Brockton (Mass.) Hospital, owned by Brockton-based Signature Healthcare, is expected to reopen later this spring following a 10-alarm electrical fire that shut down the hospital last February. 

'Profitable and ahead of budget': Care New England off to strong start in FY24

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England improved its operating performance by $44 million in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2023, from $58 million in operating loss in fiscal 2022 to $14.1 million in fiscal 2023, according to its fourth-quarter inves…

Joint Commission's authority to accredit home infusion therapy services renewed

The Joint Commission’s authority to accredited home infusion services on behalf of CMS has been renewed by the federal agency. 

Pennsylvania system to pay $11.7M after voluntarily disclosing improper Medicare billings

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has agreed to pay more than $11.7 to resolve allegations that it submitted annual wellness visit services that violated Medicare rules.

Arkansas system promotes CNO

Tammy Jones, PhD, RN, is now the chief nursing officer of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health in Little Rock.