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Roper St. Francis names interim chief after CEO opts out of contract renewal
Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston, S.C., has named Megan Baker, MD, as its interim CEO weeks after its current CEO decided not to renew his contract.
New York hospital earns CAH status
Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, N.Y., is transitioning from sole community hospital status to a critical access hospital, retroactive to Oct. 1.
RWJBarnabas names chief investment officer
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has tapped Kathleen Jacobs as chief investment officer, effective Jan. 9.
Who should fix the broken healthcare system?
Americans’ confidence in the healthcare system is waning, and they aren’t sure who — if anyone — can repair it, according to a recent poll.
Fairview signals doubt with partner U of Minnesota
Fairview Health Services does not want to extend its affiliation as it stands with the University of Minnesota past 2026, the Star Tribune reported Nov. 20.
The disease at the center of the $261M Johns Hopkins verdict
Complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, is a rare, difficult to diagnose condition at the center of the recent $261 million verdict against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
PeaceHealth to refund patients after reaching charity care settlement
PeaceHealth will pay up to $13.4 million to more than 15,000 low-income patients of its five Western Washington hospitals as part of an agreement with the state attorney general regarding charity care.
15 'overpaid' healthcare CEOs: Their paths to the top
On Nov. 15, As You Sow issued its 10th report on “overpaid” CEOs among the S&P 500.
Healthcare workers opt out of COVID-19 shots: CDC
Many healthcare workers at hospitals and nursing homes are choosing not to stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations now that mandates are no longer in effect, especially in certain parts of the country, according to a CDC study published Nov 10.
New Jersey system's antitrust suit gets green light
A U.S. district judge has rejected West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health’s motion to dismiss an antitrust case filed last year by CarePoint Health, which operates three safety-net hospitals that recently transitioned to nonprofit status.
