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14 hospital, health system CEOs exiting their roles

CEO exits climbed 300 percent in November — bouncing back from a “summer lull,” according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. And the firm anticipates there are more to come. 

5 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs

Here are five hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 15:

UCHealth Memorial Hospital CEO takes role at UPMC

Joel Yuhas, president and CEO of Colorado Springs-based UCHealth Memorial Hospital and its Pikes Place region facilities, will depart in late January for a role with Pittsburgh-based UPMC. 

Keck Medicine launches gender-affirming care program

While some hospitals pause gender-affirming surgeries, Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles has launched a gender-affirming care program that will offer a range of services, including surgery. 

Overall income slumps at Stanford Health as expenses rise, investment slides

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care, one of the top-ranked healthcare groups in the country, reported a significant decline in its overall income for 2022 as expenses rose and as investment values slumped.

Travel nurse vs. RN pay gap for all 50 states

Travel nurses in South Dakota earn an average of 287 percent what RNs in the state earn, the highest gap of any state.

MaineHealth, Northern Light Health partner to launch health tech startups in $500K program

Portland-based MaineHealth is investing $500,000 in a program to launch health tech innovators in partnership with Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health and the Roux Institute at Northeastern University in Portland.

Harvest times, competing with the coasts on salary: The world of a rural health system CIO

Running health IT for a rural health system presents a unique set of challenges — and opportunities. Just ask Brad Reimer.

5 trends ASCs need know in 2023

Here are five key trends ASC leaders need to know in 2023:

The cost of diagnostic errors in the ER: 5 study notes

A new study led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that estimates 370,000 patients may suffer serious harm as a result of misdiagnosis in U.S. emergency departments every year is being met with strong criticism from medical societies rep…