Nurses at Legacy Emanuel, Randall Children’s Hospital, and Good Samaritan Hospital, all part of Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health, have voted to join the Oregon Nurses Association.
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Louisiana physician sentenced for illegal drug distribution, healthcare fraud
Adrian Talbot, MD, a physician in Slidell, La., was sentenced Feb. 5 to 87 months in prison for conspiring to illegally distribute Schedule II substances and defrauding federal healthcare benefit programs.
Lifepoint Arkansas hospital taps CEO
Char Boulch, DNP, has been named CEO of Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark., effective Feb. 17.
Texas Health Resources taps chief nurse
Texas Health Resources has named Julie Balluck, DNP, MSN, RN, as its next chief nurse executive, effective Feb. 23.
Alabama hospital names new CEO
Michael James has been appointed CEO of Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Ala., effective Feb. 10.
Private practice fading: 4 physicians weigh in
As the cost of managing an independent practice increases alongside consolidation throughout healthcare, four physicians joined Becker’s to forecast the outlook for private practice in 2025.
What separates good from great? Memorial Health's incoming CEO on the key difference
Mandy Eaton, PhD, will become president and CEO of Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health April 1, succeeding Ed Curtis, who is retiring after a 50-year career with the organization.
3 noncompete updates in 1 month
Here are three updates to state noncompete bans in the last month, as reported by Becker’s:
Why University Hospitals is investing $3M in housing: 5 notes
Cleveland-based University Hospitals is investing $3 million in a multi-family housing development aimed at providing affordable rents as part of its community health strategy.
Why 1 GI prefers working in an academic medical center
While some physicians prefer the autonomy of working in private practice, working with a major health system, especially an academic one, can afford several opportunities to specialists.
