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U of Alabama at Birmingham receives $120K for CRC screenings

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s division of gastrointestinal surgery and gastroenterology and hepatology were awarded a $120,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Cancer Prevention and Control Division for th…

Trump's HHS nominee: 8 things to know

On Nov. 14, President-elect Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Mass General Brigham primary care physicians eye unionizing

Primary care physicians at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s hospitals, both part of Mass General Brigham, are taking steps toward a unionization election.

TriHealth Physician Partners suffers data breach

Cincinnati-based TriHealth Physician Partners filed a notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts Nov. 6, according to a Nov. 18 report by JD Supra. 

5 legislative updates for GIs to watch

Here are five recent legislative and administrative updates in gastroenterology:

CommonSpirit posts $331M operating loss in Q1

Chicago-based CommonSpirit reported an operating loss of $331 million (-3.5% operating margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an improvement from a $402 million operating loss (-4.7% margin) reported over the same period last year, according to i…

Missouri system names transitional CEO

Melody Trimble, MSN, has been appointed transitional CEO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare as the board searches for a permanent leader.

Dignity California hospital CEO retires

Donald Wiley, president and CEO of Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, Calif., retired Nov. 8 after 34 years with the hospital.

AdventHealth taps Kentucky hospital CEO

Nick Bejarano has been named president and CEO of AdventHealth Manchester (Ky.), effective Dec. 15.

Northwell hospital taps new CNO

Staten Island University Hospital, part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has named Judy McLaughlin, DNP, RN, as chief nursing officer.