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Indiana system expands network

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has signed a letter of intent to affiliate with Logansport (Ind.) Memorial Hospital, expanding its network in north central Indiana.

Pfizer names former FDA official as chief medical officer

Pfizer has appointed former Patrizia Cavazzoni, MD, former director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, as its new chief medical officer, Bloomberg reported Feb. 24. 

AdventHealth taps 6 division leaders

AdventHealth has appointed six new leaders in its Central Florida Division.

Lee Health rehab hospital names CEO

José Rosado has been named CEO of Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Myers (Fla.). 

Mount Sinai Beth Israel sets new closure date

Following months of legal battles, New York City-based Mount Sinai’s Beth Israel will close March 26 after New York Supreme Court Judge Jeffrey Pearlman dismissed a lawsuit against the system that prevented its closure.

Patient access to affordable surgical care wanes: 3 notes

New studies from researchers at the University of Michigan suggest Americans’ access to timely and affordable surgical care is dwindling. 

Nemours Children's names cardiothoracic surgery chief

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health has named Aaron Eckhauser, MD, chief of cardiothoracic surgery, chair of cardiovascular medicine and executive director of the Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center in Wilmington, Del.

2 staff retention pitfalls to avoid, per Houston Methodist's CHRO

Michael Brown joined Houston Methodist in April 2023 as senior vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer, and he has worked on various workforce engagement and retention initiatives. 

Lifepoint Utah hospital taps 'boomerang' CEO

Mark Holyoak, BSN, has been named CEO of Castleview Hospital in Price, Utah, a role he also held from 2011 to 2018.

What Bon Secours Mercy CEO says 'dooms' partnerships to failure

Health systems often relinquish too much responsibility and oversight in their partnerships, John Starcher, president and CEO of Bon Secours Mercy Health, told Becker’s.