Memorial Healthcare System has selected Aharon (Ari) Sareli, MD, a critical care physician, to serve as chief medical officer. The Hollywood, Fla.-based system also appointed Holly Neville, MD, as associate CMO.
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How the net worth of 10 healthcare billionaires has changed in 6 months
In September, Thomas Frist Jr., MD, founder of HCA Healthcare, was named the richest American in healthcare, with a net worth of $17 billion. Today, his net worth sits at $20.5 billion, up $3.5 billion in six months, according to Forbes’ live net worth…
10 cities with the highest adjusted cost of living for physicians
Oklahoma City is the city with the highest adjusted cost of living for physicians, based on adjusted compensation rates, according to Doximity’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.”
How can hospital leaders help clinicians 'recapture the joy' of medicine?
The U.S. healthcare marketplace is facing a list of challenges that, on some days, might seem insurmountable.
6 recent FDA recalls, warnings, approvals
Here are six FDA recalls, approvals and warnings Becker’s has covered since Feb. 24:
Gun violence is a public health threat, Tower Health hospital CEO tells lawmakers
Charles Barbera, MD, president and CEO of Tower Health’s Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pa., told state lawmakers that unlike progress made in cancer treatments, motor vehicle safety and heart disease, the U.S. is “losing the ground to gun violence….
Health system bucks industry norms, names majority female leaders
The average healthcare leadership team is 25 percent female. But at Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health, women hold nearly 55 percent of the senior leadership roles.
Kentucky physician wins $14M in lawsuit against CVS, Rite Aid
Kentucky physician James Chaney has been awarded $14 million in his lawsuit against CVS and Rite Aid of Kentucky for wrongly attributing drug orders to him, the Lexington Herald Leader reported March 22.
Cities with the highest demand for temporary physicians
Tallahassee, Fla., is the metropolitan area with the highest demand for temporary physicians, according to 2023 data from online networking service Doximity.
UCHealth taps CEO for regional hospitals
Lonnie Cramer was named president and CEO of Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth’s hospitals in the Pikes Peak region.
