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North Dakota system to open $470M hospital: 7 updates
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System will open its $470 million replacement hospital on Jan. 19.
3 CFO exits in 2025
Below are the hospital and health system CFO and assistant CFO exits that Becker’s has reported on in 2025:
Virtual nursing could upend traditional staff ratios
In conversations about virtual, team-based nursing services, the term “nurse-to-patient ratios” is an anachronism, according to nursing leaders at Providence and Trinity Health.
Mayo Clinic selling hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System has signed a definitive agreement to sell its hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota to St. Croix Hospice.
Chicago hospital taps transit agency executive as CEO
Dorval Carter Jr., president of the Chicago Transit Authority, the third-largest public transit agency in the U.S., has been named president and CEO of Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital.
Polio's reemergence risk amid decreasing vaccinations: 4 things to know
Polio, a disease that in the past paralyzed thousands of Americans annually, is making a comeback in the U.S. due to vaccine skepticism and declining immunization rates, The New York Times reported Jan. 13.
Prices of 25 Medicare Part D drugs up 98%
The prices of the 25 most expensive brand-named drugs covered by Medicare Part D have nearly doubled, rising by an average of 98% since they entered the market, according to a new analysis by the AARP Public Policy Institute.
Delaware system names new COO
Kyle Benoit was named executive vice president COO of Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth, effective Jan. 6.
Michigan hospital names CFO
Hancock, Mich.-based UP Health System – Portage has named Jason Mayra as its new CFO.
OhioHealth hospital taps COO as president
Jean Halpin has been named president of OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus.
