Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has appointed Wendy Watson as president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of the Northwest, effective Feb. 16.
While private equity activity in healthcare has been high over the last several years, a more recent rise in bankruptcies and defaults points to a possible rough patch for healthcare PE investments.
While private equity activity in healthcare has been high over the last several years, a more recent rise in bankruptcies and defaults points to a possible rough patch for healthcare PE investments.
Following the Aug. 1 merger of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, the system has been working on integrating its 32 hospitals and more than 700 care sites.