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Urologists retreat from HCA Mission hospital: Report
About two years ago, Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital had 10 urologists on call. By July 4, that number could drop to two specialists caring for an area of more than 950,000 residents, Asheville Watchdog reported May 22.
Baptist Health South Florida names new chief digital officer
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida named Sha Edathumparampil as its new chief digital and information officer.
Ascension kicks off cyberattack restoration meetings
St. Louis-based Ascension has started holding meetings with partners and vendors to discuss reconnecting to the health system’s network following a May 8 cyberattack.
Patient Square Capital raising $6B fund
Healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital aims to raise more than $6 billion for its second fund focused on healthcare services, according to PitchBook.
Iowa hospital taps former UnityPoint exec as president, CEO
Des Moines, Iowa-based Broadlawns Medical Center tapped Proctor Lureman as president and CEO, effective July 15, after a unanimous decision from the hospital’s board of trustees.
Kansas hospital hit by ransomware attack
Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Wakeeney, Kan., is recovering from a ransomware attack May 6, according to a KAKE.com report, the local ABC affiliate.
UPMC posts $103M operating loss in Q1
Pittsburgh-based UPMC posted a $103 million operating loss (-1.4% margin) in the first quarter of 2024, down from an operating gain of $100 million (1.5% margin) posted over the same period last year, according to its May 22 financial report.
Union attempt to carve out NewYork-Presbyterian met with $25M bill: WSJ
A union faced a $25 million expense when it tried to drop NewYork-Presbyterian from its Aetna provider network, a price tag reportedly tied to past medical services, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Overlake inks deal to join MultiCare
Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Medical Center & Clinics has signed an affiliation agreement with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System, building upon the longstanding relationship between the two organizations.
Oncologists should 'revisit' end-of-life care goals: Yale, MD Anderson study
Administering more treatments to advanced, end-of-life cancer patients did not increase their length of survival, according to a joint study from researchers at Yale Cancer Center in New Haven, Conn., and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Cent…
