Last year, the average life expectancy for Americans shortened by over seven months, according to new CDC data.
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Midwest health systems brace for winter storm
Hospitals and health systems in the Midwest are closely monitoring a winter storm, which is expected to produce a blizzard and has resulted in weather warnings across the region. The storm comes as Americans have made holiday travel plans.
Skepticism now starts at the top in one Florida hospital
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital is undergoing significant changes to its governance with the election of three trustees who operate under the ideology of “medical freedom” and exercise skepticism about hospitals, clinicians and COVID-19 vaccines and …
Multi-cancer early detection tests have the potential to improve patient outcomes in an equitable way
Single cancer early detection tests exist today for four common cancers.* Generally speaking, early detection works, meaning that these screening tests can save lives and reduce cancer deaths. However, most cancers currently go undetected in their earl…
Maine nurses confront hospital president over end of paid leave
Members of the Maine State Nurses Association are expressing disapproval toward Maine Medical Center President Jeff Sanders after they said the Portland-based hospital illegally ended nurses’ paid leave for bereavement, jury duty and military serv…
10 notable CFO transitions this year
From leadership appointments at newly formed health systems to financial experts stepping into CEO positions and the end of some decades-long healthcare careers, here are 10 CFO moves that captured the attention of Becker’s Hospital Review’s readers th…
Allina Health downgraded over debt increase
Minneapolis.-based Allina Healthcare was downgraded one spot from “Aa3” to “A1” and its financial outlook was revised from “stable” to “negative,” Moody’s said Dec. 21.
Stay true to your 'mission, vision and values': One CFO's advice for leaders in 2023
Most health systems — whether religious, secular, for-profit or nonprofit — have a mission statement that outlines their ideology and goals. Defining a system’s mission, vision and values can increase staff engagement, boost participation in hospital i…
From impoverished NFL hopeful to $1B hospital CEO: One leader's surprising path
Rashard Johnson is the CEO of three hospitals within Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare with more than $1 billion in fiscal responsibility, but his path first winded through Orlando-based University of Central Florida, where he played football on scholarsh…
Providence Sacred Heart to restructure some physicians
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., is restructuring its psychiatric inpatient department and services, affecting some physicians, the hospital confirmed to Becker’s.
