A return to financial health involving “decisive and measured actions” could take multiple years, management at Minneapolis-based Fairview Health warned as the healthcare system revealed multimillion-dollar losses in 2022.
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Where Judy Faulkner ranks among wealthiest Wisconsin residents
Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of EHR vendor Epic, is the third-richest person in Wisconsin, according to a list compiled by Stacker.
UMMS refused to perform gender-affirming surgery; federal court ruled discrimination
The Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System scheduled a gender-affirming surgery for a transgender man, but canceled it the night before the procedure was set to take place. That was a violation of the Affordable Care Act, a federal court…
Montana anesthesiologists opposed to integrating CRNAs amid crushing shortages
Montana health systems and hospitals are being crushed by anesthesiologist shortages, but anesthesiologists are still opposed to integrating certified registered nurse anesthetists into health systems, Billings Gazette reported Jan. 6.
2 Tennessee ASCs removed from BCBS network
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee has ended its relationship with Memphis-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, and two ASCs are affected, local ABC affiliate ABC24 reported Jan. 5.
Mississippi hospital taking donations to try to stay afloat
Struggling Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital, which continues to stay open after its planned takeover by the University of Mississippi Medical Center fell through late last year, is accepting donations from concerned local citizens.
IU Health updates scope of $2.3B hospital project
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health’s board of directors has approved the proposal to increase the size of its downtown hospital and expanded medical campus project.
China's COVID wave may spur US supply woes
The nation’s healthcare industry and medical supply chain are closely watching potential repercussions from a suspected COVID-19 surge in China, NBC News reported Jan. 8.
Maine hospital president to step down
Scott Oxley is stepping down as president of Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine, and senior vice president of Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health.
American Society of Anesthesiologists CEO to retire
Paul Pomerantz, CEO of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, plans to retire after a 10-year tenure.
