The average weekly travel nurse pay in December in the U.S. was $3,177, down 16 percent from $3,782 during the same month in 2021, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
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VillageMD completes $8.9B Summit Health buy
VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, completed its acquisition of Summit Health-CityMD Jan. 3, adding more than 2,800 providers to its ranks.
Kansas healthcare group hires new CFO
Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health has named Stacie Mason as its new senior vice president and CFO, replacing Peg Burnette, who is retiring.
Pioneers Memorial pinpoints recommendations to cut costs, improve operations
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare, which recently had its credit rating downgraded three notches to “B” amid ongoing operational challenges, is working with a consultant group to identify cost savings and functional improvements ranging from selling an MRI …
Colorado hospital will emerge from difficult financial situation, CEO says
Troubled Leadville, Colo.-based St. Vincent Health, which has hit the headlines recently as it struggles to make payroll, is fundamentally on sound financial footing and has a positive future, its interim CEO told Becker’s.
IU Health names SVP, chief mission and values officer
The Rev. Leah Gunning Francis, PhD, was named senior vice president and chief mission and values officer of Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health.
New York gastroenterologist to pay $1.4M for Medicare billing fraud
Great Neck, N.Y.-based gastroenterologist Morris Barnard was sentenced to 30 months in prison and must pay $1.4 million for a Medicare billing fraud scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 5.
Alaska hospital names CFO
Sam Muse has been named CFO of Juneau, Alaska-based Bartlett Regional Hospital after serving in an interim capacity.
Former Trinity Health digital chief joins GE HealthCare
The former chief digital health and analytics officer of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health has joined GE’s new healthcare spinoff as its first chief technology officer.
Northern Light Health shifts 1,400 employees to Optum
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health is transferring 1,400 of its employees to Eden Prairie, Minn.-based health services company Optum, the Portland Press Herald reported Jan. 5.
