Category: ROOT

UVM Health Network names new CIO

Lori Boisjoli has been named senior vice president and CIO of Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network.

20 hospitals looking for CFOs

Hospitals around the country are seeking CFOs, including several owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
Here are 20 recently-posted hospital CFO openings, by st…

Massachusetts hospital chief nursing officer set to leave after 9 months

Chief Nursing Officer Daniel Wright, BSN, RN, turned in his resignation after only nine months at Framingham, Mass.-based MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham Source reported Jan. 13.

3 health systems hit with credit, outlook downgrades

Relatively few health systems experienced downgrades to their financial ratings since a Becker’sroundup Dec. 22.

4 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs

Here are four hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 27:

Financial experts still expect recession this year despite easing inflation

Since March 2022, the Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark borrowing rate seven times, and despite signs of inflation beginning to moderate, more rate increases are likely on the horizon, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Jan. 12.

New Hampshire hospital taps 3rd interim CEO from retirement

Claremont, N.H.-based Valley Regional Hospital has named Steve Gordon interim CEO. He exited retirement to take the job, Valley News reported Jan. 13. 

Physicians struggle to treat patients who lace opioids with animal tranquilizer

Physicians aren’t sure how to treat the growing number of patients who take opioids laced with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, because of its slim number of withdrawal treatments, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 17. 

47% of physicians are 55 or older: 8 things to know about the physician workforce

Of active physicians in the U.S. in 2021, 46.7 percent were 55 or older, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ “2022 Physician Specialty Data Report.”

Steward hospital names chief nursing officer

St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston has named Michelle Ziakas, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer, the hospital said Jan. 17.