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MetroHealth taps chief ethics, risk and compliance officer
Cleveland-based MetroHealth has named Christopher Briddell senior vice president and chief ethics, risk and compliance officer.
Sutter Health, SF State partner to expand student clinical placement
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has partnered with San Francisco State University to expand clinical placement opportunities for nursing students.
How a $2.6B health system selected its new name
Emplify Health, a $2.6 billion health system based in Wisconsin, got its new name after searching the most popular words from staff and community member suggestions, executives told Becker’s.
Intermountain Health inks deal with professional rugby team
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has re-upped its deal with a professional rugby team whose jerseys feature the health system’s name.
Mount Carmel Health System names new president, CEO
Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System, part of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, named Tauana McDonald president and CEO, effective July 1. Ms. McDonald will succeed Lorraine Lutton who shared plans to retire last December.
90% of US adults 20 and older at risk of heart disease: New study
The majority of adults 20 and older meet criteria for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, putting them at risk of developing full-blown heart disease, according to new research.
Steward employee payment delayed over 'processing error'
Dallas-based Steward Health Care employees did not receive their May 9 paychecks on time due to a “processing error” with Bank of America after the health system filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 6.
HCA Florida hospital names new VP of operations
Sun City Center, Fla.-based HCA Florida South Shore Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, named David Link its new vice president of operations April 21.
US weekly jobless claims highest in 8 months
In the week ended May 4, the Labor Department reported weekly unemployment claims hit 231,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week and the highest number of jobless claims since August at 234,000.
Colorectal cancer rates rose 500% for this group: Study
A recent study found colorectal cancer rates have risen between 45% and 500% for people too young for routine screenings, NBC News reported May 9.
