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McLaren taps 1st system chief medical director of emergency services
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care named Crystal Arthur, MD, inaugural chief medical director of emergency services for the system.
What's top of mind for leaders in 2025: Poll
Patient experience outranked staff well-being and health equity as the top-of-mind concern for leaders going into the new year.
New Orleans hospitals treat victims of terrorist attack
Hospitals and emergency responders in New Orleans are treating the victims of a Jan. 1 terrorist attack that left at least 10 dead and dozens injured.
Catholic Health hospital president steps down
After more than 15 years with Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, Marty Boryszak has stepped down as system senior vice president of acute care and president of Mercy Hospital of Buffalo.
20 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2025
Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s older adults, but some hospitals and health systems are opting to end or not renew contracts with some MA plans over administrative challenges.
Last-minute offer spares Steward Pennsylvania hospital
Tenor Health Partners, a hospital turnaround company, and Medical Properties Trust have reached an agreement in principle over Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, which is set to close Jan. 6, WKBN reported Dec. 31….
Providence braces for strike: 7 notes
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is preparing for thousands of workers to begin striking Jan. 10 at its facilities in Oregon.
IU sells health plan to Elevance
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health completed the sale of its health plan to Elevance Health on Dec. 31.
Physician assistant PhD programs on the rise: 6 notes
Physician assistant doctoral programs have been growing rapidly in recent years, but there is notable inconsistency in the curricular elements, a recent study found.
5 questions looming over healthcare leaders as 2025 begins
Effects and unknowns related to industry disruption, GLP-1s, artificial intelligence, the election and the sustainability of the healthcare workforce don’t stop here.
