As hospitals and health systems navigate the care market, their leadership structures evolve to encompass the addition of first-time C-suite roles.
Category: Becker’s Hospital Review
Respiratory virus activity remains elevated: 7 key updates
Respiratory illness activity remains high across the U.S., with emergency department visits and positive test rates rising for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.
FDA to weigh approval of pain pill billed as opioid alternative
The FDA is set to consider approval of an alternative to opioids developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, The Washington Post reported Jan. 13.
J&J set to acquire drugmaker for $14.6B
Johnson & Johnson is set to acquire Intra-Cellular Therapies for $14.6 billion.
CHI Memorial hospital opens UTI clinic
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial Hospital opened a urinary tract infection clinic, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Jan. 12.
North Dakota system to open $470M hospital: 7 updates
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System will open its $470 million replacement hospital on Jan. 19.
3 CFO exits in 2025
Below are the hospital and health system CFO and assistant CFO exits that Becker’s has reported on in 2025:
Virtual nursing could upend traditional staff ratios
In conversations about virtual, team-based nursing services, the term “nurse-to-patient ratios” is an anachronism, according to nursing leaders at Providence and Trinity Health.
Mayo Clinic selling hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System has signed a definitive agreement to sell its hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota to St. Croix Hospice.
Chicago hospital taps transit agency executive as CEO
Dorval Carter Jr., president of the Chicago Transit Authority, the third-largest public transit agency in the U.S., has been named president and CEO of Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital.
