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Texas medical center names chief nurse

Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, has appointed John Duran, MSN, RN, as its next chief nursing officer, the system announced May 17. 

SSM Health names 1st digital chief

St. Louis-based SSM Health has named its inaugural chief digital officer.

Why UMass invested millions in 'hospital at home'

Hospital-at-home care is a big part of the strategy for boosting care quality at Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health, a C-suite leader told Becker’s.

Sutter Health to invest $100M in Sacramento flagship hospital expansion

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has shared plans to invest $100 million in an expansion project for its flagship hospital, Sutter Medical Center, in Sacramento. 

AI + navigation = faster cancer care at Northwell

New York City-based Northwell Health has reduced the number of days that pancreatic cancer patients wait until they receive a biopsy, oncology visit and treatment initiation with its new navigation and artificial intelligence program.

CommonSpirit taps leader for 20 hospitals

Andrew Gaasch was appointed president for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health’s Mountain Region, effective May 20.

Eli Lilly commits $5.3B to more Zepbound, Mounjaro production

Two Eli Lilly manufacturing plants in Indiana are getting a $5.3 billion boost to increase production of Zepbound and Mounjaro, the company said May 24. 

CommonSpirit 'doubly concerned' about California Medicaid

Chicago-based CommonSpirit is concerned about Medicaid funding across many of the states in which it operates, but “doubly concerned” about California, its strongest market and the state in which about 30% of its business occurs, CFO Dan Morissette sai…

Cedars-Sinai promotes 3 executives

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai announced three executive promotions on May 24.

FDA considers 2nd blood test for colon cancer — but advisers note concerns

FDA advisers have recommended the approval of Guardant Health’s blood test to detect colon or rectal cancers — but it also raised some concerns, NBC News reported May 23.