Category: Becker’s Hospital Review

5 recent hospital, health system president exits

Becker’s has recently reported on the following hospital and health system president departures, including retirements and other leadership transitions.

Prospect considers restructuring: 8 things to know

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings is working with restructuring advisers while exploring strategies to address its financial challenges, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 8.

Co-CEOs outline vision for merged California system

Following the merger of Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and Orange, Calif.-based Children’s Hospital of Orange County to form Rady Children’s Health, the three-hospital system’s co-CEOs, Kimberly Cripe and Patrick Frias, MD, are ready to hit the gro…

Mercy to acquire 10 urgent care facilities: 4 things to know

Mercy Health-Toledo (Ohio) will launch a network of urgent cares through the acquisition of 10 facilities, with new ownership effective April 1.

State-by-state breakdown of new hospitals in 2024

Hospital developments picked up steam in 2024, with significant investments in acute care facilities. From billion-dollar flagship projects to rural community hospitals, health systems are expanding to meet evolving patient needs. 

Public health emergency declared over LA wildfires: 5 updates

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County a public health emergency.

UCHealth CFO to retire

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth CFO Dan Rieber is retiring after serving as the health system’s CFO since 2018. 

Understaffing at HCA Mission led to harmful medication errors: Report

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital has lacked adequate pharmacy staffing for years, resulting in harmful medication errors, according to the Asheville Watchdog. 

Health systems: It's time to break up with short-termism

Health systems begin 2025 emerging from a half-decade of crisis management. Now is the time for executive teams to lift their heads from quarterly survival and make bets on their long-term future.

Closed North Carolina hospital to be sold or leased

The Martin County (N.C.) board of commissioners has voted to sell or lease Williamston, N.C.-based Martin General Hospital, which closed on Aug. 3, 2023, after filing for bankruptcy, Washington Daily News reported Jan. 10.