Cory Smith, MD, formerly employed by Pueblo, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Eye Center, has opened his own clinic, also in Pueblo, KOAA News 5 reported Jan. 6.
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FDA warns hospitals, health systems of Baxter solution set safety risks
The FDA is alerting healthcare providers about a potential high-risk issue with certain Baxter Healthcare Solution Sets with Duo-Vent Spikes.
Hospital margin pressures mount, outlook 'not encouraging'
Health system operating margins dropped slightly in November for the fourth month in a row, according to data from Strata Decision Technology.
Dr. Shaina Kumar joins OCLI Vision
Garden City, N.Y.-based OCLI VIsion has added Shaina Kumar, MD, to its ophthalmology staff.
Email breach at IU Health exposes patient information
Indiana University Health, based in Indianapolis, reported a security incident involving a team member’s email account that may have exposed limited patient information, including a small number of Social Security numbers.
7 recent hospital, health system COO moves
Becker’s has reported on the following hospital and health system COO moves since Dec. 27, including individuals who joined new organizations and those promoted to new roles.
Physician, co-founder of Doctors Without Borders dies at 86
Louis Schittly, MD, a French physician who helped found Doctors Without Borders, has died at age 86, according to a Jan. 7 obituary published by The Washington Post. He died in Mullhouse, France on Jan. 1.
Mount Sinai, MSK researchers create AI tool to predict immunotherapy outcomes
Determining which cancer patients are a good candidate for immune checkpoint inhibitors can be a challenge, but researchers at Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have developed a promising tool to predict which patients will respond…
AdventHealth Georgia hospital taps administrator
Michael Ciurea has been named administrator of AdventHealth Murray in Chatsworth, Ga.
Oregon hospital taps CEO from Colorado
Dewane Pace has been named CEO of Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville, Ore., effective Feb. 17.
