Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s former director of the system’s division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, Raymond Burk, MD, died on May 1 at the age of 80, according to a May 3 report from the VUMC Reporter.
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Court reverses order blocking Crozer hospital from closing ER
A Pennsylvania appeals court reversed a lower court’s ruling that blocked Crozer Health-owned Delaware County Memorial Hospital from closing its emergency department and ending general inpatient services, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported May 3. …
7 recent CEO exits
The following hospital and health system CEO exits have been reported by Becker’s since April 5:
Missouri hospital connecting with 30+ systems to explore partnership opportunities
Liberty (Mo.) Hospital’s leadership team and board are reaching out to a group of more than 30 local, regional and national health systems to explore partnership opportunities for growth.
Boston physicians perform 1st in-utero surgery on brain malformation
Physicians at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital performed the first successful in-utero surgery to repair an aggressive vascular malformation in the fetus’s brain before birth.
King's Daughters sees credit upgrade as financial profile strengthens
Ashland, Ky.-based King’s Daughters Medical Center, whose flagship 465-bed facility is a regional tertiary referral center, received a credit upgrade to “A” both on bonds it owns and for its default rating, Fitch Ratings said May 3.
Healthcare job cuts up 83% from first 4 months of 2022
Healthcare announced the fourth-most job cuts among 30 industries and sectors measured in the first four months of 2023, according to one new analysis.
Ascension to cut services at Providence hospital
St. Louis-based Ascension plans to close the urgent care center, imaging center and pharmacy at its now-defunct Providence hospital campus in Washington, D.C., on July 31, subject to regulatory approvals.
3 major gastroenterology moves in 9 days
Here are three big gastroenterology updates Becker’s has reported on since April 25:
Kaweah Health could receive $50M in relief by end of week
Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Health may receive a $50 million shot in the arm as a result of new legislation likely to pass aimed at helping financially distressed hospitals in the state, CEO Gary Herbst said May 3.
