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ASC Administrator of the Week: Joe Peluso

Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgery Center in Greensburg, Pa., is Becker’s ASC Administrator of the Week. 

Nursing retention plan signed into law in Mississippi

A new law aiming to keep recently qualified nurses working in Mississippi has added itself to a raft of initiatives the state is working on to keep its crumbling health system functioning.

What's ahead for ASCs? Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic CEO weighs in

As private equity and value-based care continue to boom and more procedures migrate to ASCs, many leaders expect changes in how health systems, hospitals and ASCs are run in 2023. 

Froedtert hospital to end obstetrics care

The only hospital in Manitowoc, Wis., a city of nearly 35,000 — Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital — will stop all obstetrics care beginning June 1, according to Fox 11 News.

35 hospital and health system chief digital officers to know | 2023

Health systems are elevating digital chiefs to lead their digital transformation and data analytics strategies.

Russian ransomware gang posts more Lehigh Valley patient photos to dark web

Russian ransomware gang BlackChat has posted more photos of patients from Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network to the dark web, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported March 10.

Researchers: Lung nodule programs can catch cancer early

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Cancer Center found incidental lung nodule programs are effective in detecting lung cancer early.

340+ RNs at Adventist hospital vote to unionize

Registered nurses at Adventist Health Lodi (Calif.) Memorial have voted to join the California Nurses Association, an affiliate of National Nurses United, The Sacramento Bee reported March 9. 

Vermont hospital names CEO

North Country Hospital in Newport, Vt., has named Tom Frank its next CEO, according to the Newport Dispatch. 

BayCare hospitals tap president

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare has named Tom Garthwaite president of Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital and Winter Haven Women’s Hospital.