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West Virginia system adds pediatric cardiology care
Point Pleasant, W.Va.-based Rivers Health is now offering specialized pediatric cardiology services after hiring Jeffrey Harris, MD.
Healthcare executive pay jumps 4.6%: 5 notes
Healthcare executive pay is growing amid financial challenges, high turnover and increased scrutiny on executive compensation packages, according to a survey from SullivanCotter.
South Dakota system affiliates with Sanford to implement Epic EHR
Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has affiliated with Sanford Health to implement Epic as its new EHR system.
Trinity's 'revenue engine'
In the current environment, surgeries and procedures are Trinity Health’s “revenue engine,” chief transformation officer Ray Anderson, PhD, said on the Livonia, Mich.-based system’s Oct. 16 investor call.
Penn Medicine researchers create 1st mRNA C. diff vaccine
University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers have developed the first mRNA Clostridioides difficile vaccine — and it’s shown promising results in animal models.
Ballad Health taps Northern region CFO
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has named Bob Bender CFO of its Northern region, according to an Oct. 16 post on his LinkedIn page.
Penn State Health's diversity chief to retire
Lynette Chappell Williams, vice president and chief diversity officer of Penn State Health, will retire Nov. 29.
New Ochsner children's hospital gets green light
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has received approval for its zoning requests for its new children’s hospital building, nola.com reported Oct. 16.
WoodBridge greenlighted to acquire Pennsylvania system for $180M: 4 things to know
WoodBridge Healthcare, a nonprofit organization, has received the necessary approvals to borrow $180 million for the acquisition of CommonWealth Health, a three-hospital system in Pennsylvania, from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
Epic asks federal judge to dismiss startup lawsuit: 7 things to know
Epic is asking a U.S. federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against them by startup Particle Health.
