Category: Becker’s Hospital Review

Trinity Health's $800M Epic rollout: 5 updates

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is in the final stretch of a $800 million Epic EHR rollout.

The 'feminization of medicine': 8 things to know

Women outnumber men in medical school, and the trend continues to rise for the sixth year in a row, Medscape reported Jan. 28.

Vermont hospital taps chief medical officer

Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hospital named Aida Avdic, MD, chief medical officer, the Brattleboro Reformer reported Jan. 27.

UC Health hospital taps chief nursing officer

Tara Williams, DNP, RN, was named vice president and chief nursing officer of Cincinnati-based UC Medical Center, effective Jan. 19.

Hospital CFOs in 'uncharted territory'

Sham Firdausi, CFO of ScionHealth – Watertown (Wis.) Regional, joined the health system after working for UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager and gaining experience as senior director and head of finance and strategy for Centene’s Florida hea…

The $400B burden of heart disease, stroke: 15 notes

Heart disease and stroke remained the leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2022, outpacing the number of combined deaths from cancer and accidental deaths, according to the American Heart Association’s 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics report,…

UC Health names hospital CNO

Cincinnati-based UC Health has promoted Tara Williams, DNP, RN, to vice president and chief nursing officer of UC Medical Center. 

Pennsylvania health system may sell assets to hit turnaround targets

Redeemer Health, a community-based system headquartered in Meadowbrook, Pa., has outlined a $46 million financial turnaround plan after breaching a debt service covenant requirement, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Baptist Hospital network disrupted by cyberattack

Baptist Hospital, based in Beaumont, Texas, has confirmed a cyberattack on its network, disrupting operations, 12NewsNow reported Jan. 27. 

Duke Health, UNC Health to build North Carolina's 1st standalone children's hospital

UNC Health and Duke University Health System, based in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Durham, N.C., respectively, are uniting to build a comprehensive healthcare campus, featuring the state’s first freestanding children’s hospital.