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What's driving Banner Health's length-of-stay wins

Phoenix-based Banner Health has achieved significant length-of-stay improvements in recent years.

Georgia system opens $566M tower

Northeast Georgia Health System has started treating patients in the new $566 million Green Tower at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.

MultiCare cuts $2.5M in unnecessary healthcare costs

Wasteful medical care — such as repetitive lab tests and expensive medications with cheaper alternatives — costs the U.S. between $600 billion and $1.9 trillion annually, research shows. 

HCA Florida hospital taps CEO

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital has named Kenneth “KC” Donahey CEO. 

Arizona bariatric surgeon faces $3.5M verdict for patient death

A jury in Tucson, Ariz., has awarded $3.5 million to the family of a man who died two weeks after bariatric surgery in 2020, News 13 reported Feb. 7.

UHC hit with $3.4M fine for surprise anesthesia costs

Mike Causey, insurance commissioner for the state of North Carolina, has fined UnitedHealthcare $3.4 million, according to a Feb. 10 report from WRAL News.

22 states sue to prevent health research cuts: 5 notes

Attorneys general in 22 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Feb. 10, aiming to block significant cuts to federal grant funding for medical research projects.

Pennsylvania system boosts pay for 9,000 employees

The Guthrie Clinic, a Sayre, Pa.-based health system with 10,000 total employees, is rolling out new benefits in 2025, including a 3% across-the-board wage bump for nearly all caregivers.

Ohio system sets long-term goals for this academic partnership

With many hospitals and health systems focused on strategic partnerships and collaborations to help bring the best care to the areas they serve, Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health is honing in on its partnership with Dayton-based Wright State University…

Sutter Health taps VP of revenue cycle

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has named Emily White vice president of revenue cycle, according to a Feb. 10 post on her LinkedIn page.