Beth Hicks, RN, BSN, has been named chief nursing officer of McLeod Health Carolina Forest in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Where hospital pharmacists are most in demand
In anticipation of a national shortage of hospital pharmacists, job postings increased by more than 12% in the first three months of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023.
2 Iowa systems terminate cardiology agreement
Fort Dodge, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health-Trinity Regional Medical Center will terminate an ongoing agreement with MercyOne-Iowa Heart later this year, according to a May 1 report from The Daily Freeman-Journal.
Hospital experts fret over potential bird flu outbreak
As it stands, federal health officials say the risk avian flu poses to public health is low. If that were to change, hospital leaders say they don’t feel any more prepared in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and they fear they would face a repeat of chal…
100 top influential leaders in health, per Time
Time released its inaugural TIME100 Health — a list recognizing the 100 most influential individuals in health.
HCA revenue hits $1.8B amid outpatient volume drop
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, owner of the largest ASC chains in the country, posted $1.8 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, according to the company’s earnings report published April 26.
2 forms of communication that have faded in the new age of medicine
Two forms of communication have been left by the wayside, leading to issues for patients and physicians alike, Keith Newby, MD, market director of community health improvement and engagement and cardiologist at Chesapeake, Va.-based Bon Secours Hampton…
Premier asks CMS to address unusual catheter spending
In a letter to CMS, Premier and 10 other organizations asked the agency to remove catheter expenditures from accountable care organization calculations because of unusual “Medicare spending outside their control.”
California hospital CFO retiring, successor named
Porterville, Calif.-based Sierra View Medical Center has named Craig McDonald its next vice president and CFO, Valley Voice reported May 2.
Maine hospital taps new CEO
Melissa Pelkey, RN, was selected as the new CEO of Lincoln, Maine-based Penobscot Valley Hospital.
