Rural hospitals are critical to the success of the U.S. healthcare system to expand access to care in remote areas. CEOs at the helm of these important community institutions have many responsibilities to make sure their hospitals thrive.
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Board explores ways to reopen California hospital
Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital closed in December, but hospital board members are still meeting two to three times a week in an attempt to find ways to resume service, ABC affiliate KFSN reported Feb. 10.
Hackers stole patient data in New Jersey hospital ransomware attack
Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Medical Center is admitting that sensitive patient information was stolen in a December ransomware attack that caused the hospital to divert patients, nj.com reported Feb. 10.
University of Vermont Medical Center submits certificate of need for $130M ASC
The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington submitted a certificate of need to the Green Mountain Care Board for a multispecialty ASC that would cost $130 million, Vermont Biz reported Feb. 10.
Hospitals must partner with retail disruptors like Amazon and CVS, AHA says
To compete with healthcare disruptors like Amazon and CVS, hospitals must partner with them and other Big Tech companies and boost convenience, access and virtual care, the American Hospital Association said in a Feb. 9 report.
Physician-ownership models will be key to ASC success in 2023, administrator says
Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgery Center in Greensburg, Pa., recently connected with Becker’s to discuss consolidation trends he is monitoring in 2023.
Former hospital exec named national medical director at VillageMD
Former health system executive Bryan Becker, MD, has been named national medical director of VillageMD for the Texas region.
20 recent hospital, health system executive moves
The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker’s since Feb. 6:
UN warns antibiotic resistance will rise as climate change persists
Growing resistance to antibiotics is nothing new, but the United Nations warned in a Feb. 7 press release that 10 million deaths could occur by 2050 if nothing is done to curb instances of drug resistance.
Why VCU Health's new CIO is laser-focused on usability + adoption: Q&A with Ellen Wiegand
From protecting her health system’s IT budget to archiving and sunsetting remaining IT systems that were replaced by the health system’s new core enterprise platforms, VCU Health’s new CIO and Senior Vice President Ellen Wiegand is focused on usability…
