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Illinois hospital taps former CEO for interim role

Bradley Solberg has been appointed interim CEO of Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo, Ill., effective Feb. 12.

Drugmakers increase prices on 800 medications: 5 things to know

Drugmakers have raised the list prices of more than 800 prescription drugs — ranging from blood pressure medications to cancer treatments — by a median of 4% at the start of this year, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 28. 

Prospect to sell Crozer Health

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has shared plans to sell Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, including all hospitals, clinics, physician offices and ambulatory surgery centers to a non-profit group of healthcare operators. 

AI is 'coming at us in 1,000 different ways': MultiCare's innovation strategy

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System employs a targeted strategy for AI investments, its innovation chief told Becker’s.

Longtime CFO named Washington hospital CEO

Newport (Wash.) Hospital and Health Services has named CFO Kim Manus its permanent CEO and superintendent. 

Former Massachusetts hospital CEO dies

Francis “Frank” Saba, former president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health-Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center, died Jan. 18 at age 75 after a battle with cancer, according to his obituary.

The priority that 'leaked' to the top of this CFO's list

Mary Beth Formby, CFO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s North Division Puget Sound and Alaska Regions, has been in healthcare her entire career. It is a passion she takes into overseeing 15 hospitals and $8 billion in revenue.

BayCare taps Johns Hopkins cardiac director for C-suite

Shelby Kutty, MD, PhD, has been appointed vice president and chief academic officer of Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System, effective Jan. 6.

ASHP to CMS: 'Change course' on drug pricing

While the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists largely supports CMS’ proposed policy revisions for Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage and the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, or PACE, the ASHP is asking the agency to “change cou…

Sentara rebrands 18 urgent care centers

Eighteen Velocity Urgent Care centers across Virginia will officially transition to the Sentara Urgent Care brand on Feb. 3, following Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health’s full acquisition of the clinics in December 2023.