Category: Channels

Dayton Children’s acquires 2 pediatric practices

Dayton (Ohio) Children’s has acquired two pediatric offices, Springboro, Ohio-based Cornerstone Pediatrics and Sidney, Ohio-based Shelby Pediatrics.

Oklahoma hospital closes

Pauls Valley, Okla.-based Valley Community Hospital closed Jan. 8, KTEN reported Jan. 9.

12 CEO moves at HCA

The following CEO moves at hospitals operated by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare have been reported by Becker’s since Dec. 3:

Inside the expansion plans of Broward Health's 1st cardiology chief

Jose Baez-Escudero, MD, in November stepped into his role as the first systemwide chief of cardiology at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health, where he also now serves as chief of cardiac electrophysiology.

Hospitals and California wildfires: What to know

Three active wildfires started in Los Angeles County on Jan. 7, burning across thousands of acres and spurring tens of thousands of evacuations. Here are four things to know about the wildfires and their effects on hospitals in the city.

SSM Health adds pediatrician, legal expert to board of directors

SSM Health has named Paige Bass and David Hartenbach, MD, to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1.

Joint Commission revamps survey process: 5 things to know

The Joint Commission has enhanced its survey process for 2025, after calls from member organizations to alleviate administrative burden with more modernized and improved tools.

California hospital COO exits for HCA Virginia CEO role

Nanette Logan, DNP, has been named CEO of Dominion Hospital in Falls Church, Va.

Mayo Clinic nurses vote to remove union

Nurses at Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, Minn., have voted to remove the Minnesota Nurses Association as their bargaining representative.

Nurse, CNA charged in West Virginia patient's death

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has filed felony neglect criminal charges against two employees at Terra Alta, W.Va.-based Hopemont Hospital following the death of a non-verbal patient in January 2024.