Category: ROOT

Duke LifePoint hospital names CEO

Sudandra Ratnasamy is the new CEO of Twin County Regional Healthcare, a Duke LifePoint hospital based in Galax, Va. 

Missouri hospital selects COO

Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Mo., has named Blake Riley chief operating officer. 

McLaren Medical Group taps COO

McLaren Medical Group, part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, has named Joel Keiper its next chief operating officer. 

Physician gets 12+ years for overprescribing to patients he knew were addicts

Tustin, Calif.-based physician Dzung Ahn Pham, MD, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for illegally distributing opioids to patients he knew were addicts, the Justice Department said June 9. 

Employment of RNs, by state

About 3.1 million registered nurses are employed in the U.S., and California is the state with the highest employment level in RNs, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Pennsylvania hospital names new president

William Chinn was selected as the new president of Penn Highlands DuBois (Pa.). 

Why this children's hospital CEO is setting his sights on sustainability

As a child, Todd Suntrapak became familiar with healthcare through his time as a patient at Valley Children’s Healthcare in Madera, Calif. Today, he spearheads that same organization in a severely economically disadvantaged region.

Chief digital officer of Baptist Health appointed to Florida cybersecurity council

Aaron Miri, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer of Baptist Health, was appointed to the Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council.

AI will be EHRs' next 'copilot,' UMass Memorial IT leader says

“AI as a co-pilot will be the next phase of the electronic health record,” Eric Alper, MD, chief clinical informatics officer of Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health, told Worcester Business Journal. 

6 healthcare companies raising more than $30M

Even with a rocky funding environment, some healthcare companies have been able to raise massive venture capital hauls.