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100,000 and counting: What's driving AdventHealth's workforce growth

For Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, reaching a milestone — 100,000 employees — was a journey years in the making. A journey, according to Olesea Azevedo, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and chief people officer, that …

4,500 U of Michigan Health workers greenlight 1st contract

Members of the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals have approved their first labor contract with Michigan Medicine’s clinical division, Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health.

Florida weighs full practice authority for CRNAs

Two Florida lawmakers have filed legislation to grant CRNAs the ability to practice without physician supervision, according to a Feb. 18 report from The Capitolist.

AI helps Cleveland Clinic uncover new uses for existing drugs

Cleveland Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify existing FDA-approved drugs that may be repurposed to treat other complex diseases.

The management model ready for 'healthcare 2.0'

Economic pressures such as inflation, staffing shortages and supply chain issues have given way to consolidation throughout the healthcare industry. Now, 77% of physicians have moved away from independent practices, opting for employment by hospitals o…

Texas physician closes practice 

Tyler (Texas) Med Clinic close February 15, according to a notice on the practice’s website 

Meet the physician who stands as healthcare's richest billionaire

Thomas Frist Jr., MD, co-founder of HCA Healthcare, has been named the richest billionaire in healthcare as of Feb. 18, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

10 hospitals closing departments or ending services

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.

Wellstar names CFO as CEO search begins

Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System, an 11-hospital system, has appointed John Kerndl executive vice president and CFO. 

UNC Health hospital taps COO

Rebecca Hutton Schulkowski, PharmD, has been named COO of UNC Health Nash in Rocky Mount, N.C., effective early March.