Bankruptcies in healthcare hit a five-year high in 2023, when 12 hospitals and health systems filed for bankruptcy. This trend has slowed in 2024, as average operating margins have improved across the hospital sector.
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WVU Medicine hospital taps 1st chief medical officer
WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, W.Va., has named Holly Hill-Reinert, MD, as its inaugural chief medical officer.
Kentucky hospital COO exits for Tennessee CEO role
Rhee Perry, BSN, RN, has been appointed CEO of Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Lawrenceburg, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, effective Jan. 6.
Colorado hospital taps CEO
Rex Walk has been named CEO of Southeast Colorado Hospital District in Springfield.
VUMC pediatric cardiology chief to step down
Scott Baldwin, MD, chief of the division of pediatric cardiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is stepping down in 2025.
12 notable COO moves in 2024
COO moves at hospitals and health systems across the U.S. captured readers’ interest in 2024, including retirements, appointments and resignations.
Aspirion lands 7th acquisition in 6 years
Revenue cycle management company Aspirion has acquired Boost Healthcare, a firm focused on helping providers identify and recover revenue.
Gastroenterology Group of Rochester adds 7 GIs
Gastroenterology Group of Rochester (N.Y.) has added seven new physicians to its team.
CMS launches campaign to support nursing home staffing rule
CMS has launched a Nursing Home Staffing Campaign to address industry-wide workforce shortage concerns as organizations attempt to stop an impending minimum nursing home staffing rule in the courts.
Only 20% of AI devices for children used pediatric data to train: 3 notes
Just one in five devices approved by the FDA for children actually included pediatric data in their algorithms, a recent Boston Children’s study found.
