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Kansas hospital taps interim CEO

Amanda Hoffman, PharmD, was promoted to interim CEO of Clara Barton Medical Center in Hoisington, Kan. 

Catholic Health to cut services at New York hospital

Catholic Health plans to eliminate several services at Mount St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston, N.Y., including surgery, dialysis, imaging, maternity and gastrointestial care and some inpatient beds, according to Buffalo Business First.

Sparrow hospitals get new names after Michigan Medicine acquisition

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System plans to rename its hospitals following its acquisition by Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine.

Harvard's response to morgue scandal falls short, experts say

How did this go under the radar for so long and what sort of oversight was in place? These are some of the key questions facing Harvard Medical School after federal officials announced the indictment and arrest of the school’s former morgue manager, al…

CEO-to-worker pay ratios at 30 major healthcare companies

The Wall Street Journal analyzed data for 278 companies in the S&P 500 index, finding compensation for the median worker ticked higher in 2022 than the year before as the median pay package for CEOs slightly declined.  

11 healthcare jobs Amazon is hiring for

Amazon continues to aggressively hire for its healthcare businesses, including for these 11 jobs posted in the past 30 days.

Kansas hospital CEO fired after stretch of administrative leave

Brian Kirk was released from the CEO role at Norton (Kan.) County Hospital after being put on administrative leave and later reinstated.

Cerner layoffs could be attributed to VA EHR install: Report

The most recent Cerner layoffs could be attributed to the trouble the company has had in rolling out a new EHR system for the Department of Veterans Affairs, The Register reported June 16. 

VHC Health to open outpatient pavilion

VHC Health in Arlington has opened an outpatient pavilion on the health system’s main campus.

Providence Oregon workers strike

Nurses and clinicians went on strike June 19 at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital, and Providence Home Health and Hospice, all in Oregon, according to a union news release shared with Becker’s.