Optum saw 4 million less patients in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter as the company focuses on a broad strategy centered on integrated, value-based care.
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Alabama ASC earns CON approval after delay
An Alabama ASC will be able to go forward with construction despite concerns from local hospitals, WSFA 12 reported Jan. 15.
AdventHealth Florida hospital's $340M expansion: 4 things to know
AdventHealth Celebration (Fla.) broke ground on a new patient tower, which will bring its total bed count to 437.
What Massachusetts' new private equity law means for ASCs
On Jan. 8, Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill into law that will increase Massachusetts’ oversight of healthcare transactions.
US Anesthesia Partners wins worker age bias suit pretrial
U.S. Anesthesia Partners Holdings and a Texas affiliate have secured a pretrial victory in a discrimination lawsuit brought by terminated employee David Axmann, MD, according to a Jan. 15 report from Bloomberg Law.
Missouri system taps HSHS hospital leader as CEO
Matthew Fry, president and CEO of HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill., will take the helm at Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System on April 1.
Froedtert ThedaCare names regional president
Bryce Gartland, MD, has been named south region president for Milwaukee-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health, effective Feb. 3.
CommonSpirit Arkansas hospital names president
Crystal Bohannan, vice president of operations at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs (Ark.) since 2018, has been promoted to president.
Dartmouth Health changes vaccination policy after attorney general review
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health has revised its policy requiring kidney transplant candidates to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, according to New Hampshire’s attorney general.
How Cleveland Clinic is educating the workforce of the future
Cleveland Clinic and Miami University have partnered to educate and train the next generation of the quantum computing workforce.
