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Former Cleveland Clinic, Google exec joins AI startup

A former Cleveland Clinic executive has joined clinical artificial intelligence startup Ambience Healthcare as chief medical officer.

Iowa hospital fully reopens after tornado damage

Greenfield, Iowa-based Adair County Memorial Hospital fully reopened to patients Nov. 11, six months after it sustained damage following a tornado.

Judge finds Missouri hospital board violated open meetings law

A judge has found the board for Memphis, Mo.-based Scotland County Hospital guilty of violating the state’s open meetings and records law, commonly referred to as the Sunshine Law, when it held two emergency closed meetings, the hospital confirmed in a…

Top hospitals for stroke care: Healthgrades

Healthgrades published its 2025 Specialty Excellence Awards recipients Oct. 22. Of those, 99 hospitals were recognized for delivering superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke.

CEO tenures at US News' top children's hospitals

U.S. News & World Report featured 10 Honor Roll hospitals in its 2024-25 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Most of these hospital CEOs have been at the helm since 2015.

Physician employment models 'are not sustainable' as labor expenses rise: 5 notes

High labor costs are keeping hospitals from financial growth and continue to challenge the bottom line, according to Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report, based on data from 1,300 physicians.

An underutilized tool to improve trauma care

Nearly 30 million Americans lack timely access to trauma centers, and teletrauma presents a promising approach to fill that gap — though it remains underutilized, according to the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

High-performing nursing homes, by state: US News

California has the most highly rated nursing homes in the U.S., followed by Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “2025 Best Nursing Homes” ratings, published Nov. 12. 

Providence to close California urgent care center

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has shared plans to close one of its Santa Rosa, Calif., urgent care locations, effective Feb. 7.

VCU Health names CEO

Marlon Levy, MD, became CEO of Richmond, Va.-based  VCU Health System on Nov. 11 after serving as interim CEO since November 2022.