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Enhancing health equity and primary care on Stony Brook leader's 2024 to-do list
Healthcare executives have a lot to juggle and prioritize headed into 2024 as pressures and challenges continue to push on the industry.
5 CFO moves in 3 days
It’s been a busy start to the new year for changes in CFO leadership at hospitals and health systems.
Philadelphia warns of measles outbreak
Officials from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health are reporting a cluster of measles cases in unvaccinated individuals, according to a Jan. 5 news release.
Don't blame COVID uptick on seasonality, experts say
Nearly 35,000 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the week ending Dec. 30 — a 20% jump from the week prior. In the same week, more than 20,000 flu patients were hospitalized, according to the latest updates from the CDC.&…
Medical Properties Trust details plan to collect debt from Steward
Dallas-based Steward Health Care System was approximately $50 million behind on its rent at year-end to Medical Properties Trust, the largest hospital landlord in the U.S.
The patient feedback that's stuck with UNC Health's Jeff Lindsay
Days after starting his new role as president and COO of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health, Jeff Lindsay is already seeing the good around him.
27 recent hospital, health system executive moves
The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker’s this year:
VUMC names David Posch SVP for business consulting
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center named David Posch senior vice president for business consulting.
South Dakota health systems pay $160K for governor ad feature
Three health systems in South Dakota contributed more than $160,000 to emphasize the state’s shortage of nurses in the governor’s nationwide workforce recruitment advertising campaign, thedakotascout.com reported Jan. 4.
Inside a hospital COO's strategy for California's wage increase
California’s minimum wage for healthcare workers is slated to increase this year, eventually reaching $25 an hour. Those increases begin June 1, and when workers see the $25-per-hour level depends on their size and location.
