Craig Kinyon, president and CEO of Richmond, Ind.-based Reid Health since 2008, has taken an indefinite leave of absence.
Category: Becker’s Hospital Review
1 dead in officer-involved HCA hospital shooting in Texas
HCA Houston Kingwood (Texas) remains fully operational as police investigate the fatal Feb. 24 shooting of a male suspect by a San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office deputy at the facility, spokespeople for the hospital and police confirmed to Becker’s.
NewYork-Presbyterian plans $1.2B cancer center
NewYork-Presbyterian is seeking state approval to build a $1.2 billion cancer and multispecialty center at its Columbia University Irving Medical Center campus in Washington Heights, according to a recently filed Certificate of Need application.
Yale New Haven Health taps new hospital president
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health has named Robert Blenderman president of Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital and executive vice president of the health system, effective March 3.
How Cleveland Clinic's geriatric ED model reduced admissions 42%
Cleveland Clinic’s geriatric emergency department model led to an overall reduction in admissions of older ED patients of 42%, and reduced the odds of admission for older ED observational patients by 73%.
15 defining healthcare trends and challenges
1. Healthcare has a big supply and demand problem. Demand for healthcare continues to exceed the number of physicians, nurses and allied healthcare providers available in what is one of the most pressing math problems of our time.
Longitude Health initiative to tackle complex billing challenges
Longitude Health, a new innovation consortium featuring four major health systems, is launching a financial experience initiative focused on “revolutionizing the patient experience.”
5 hospital closures in a week
Twenty-five hospitals reportedly shuttered in 2024, up from 14 in 2023. So far in 2025, Becker’s has reported on seven hospital closures, five of which were announced in the last week:
Washington hospital names chief nurse
Tammy Needham, DNP, has been named chief nursing officer at Pullman (Wash.) Regional Hospital. She will step into the role in March, according to a Feb. 24 news release.
NYU Langone discharges longest-living recipient of pig kidney
The longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney is returning home Feb. 25, three months after the breakthrough surgery.
