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Struggling Colorado hospital lacked departmental budgets, interim CEO says

John Gardner, the interim CEO of Leadville, Colo.-based St. Vincent Health, is placing the blame for the hospital’s struggling financial situation on prior management—the hospital did not have departmental budgets, properly registered physicians or mon…

Boston health system names COO

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center has named Ryan Boxill, PhD, its executive vice president and chief operating officer, the Everett Independent reported. 

Lahey Hospital names president

Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD, was named president of Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.

Physician rejects board settlement over COVID-19 misinformation claims

A Texas physician accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation has rejected a disciplinary settlement with the state medical board, The Texan reported March 1. 

U of Tennessee Medical Center must 'cease and desist' discussions over Blount Memorial

Lawyers representing troubled Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital are demanding the University of Tennessee Medical Center “cease and desist” any discussions with local government authorities to take over operations of the hospital.

Cost is driving patients away from adopting digital health technologies

Fifty-eight percent of healthcare practitioners say digital health applications lessen burdens on health systems, but only 44 percent say that digital health applications are living up to their full potential, according to a Feb. 28 study from the Cons…

How one Texas health system is using a digital platform to access diagnostics images

Seguin, Texas-based Guadalupe Regional Medical Center has implemented an image sharing platform from PocketHealth to eliminate its reliance on CD-ROMs for medical imaging and reports. 

Oak Street posts almost $510M loss as it continues clinic ramp-up

Chicago-based Oak Street Health, which CVS Health is planning to acquire, reported a net loss of $509.7 million in 2022 as it continued to expand the number of centers it operates.

Marshfield Clinic to lay off 346

Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System will lay off 346 employees as increasing labor  and supply costs and decreasing reimbursements continue to eat into its bottom line.

Mississippi bans gender-affirming care for minors

As at least nine other states plan to restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors, Mississippi’s governor on Feb. 28 signed a bill into law to penalize physicians who perform gender-affirming surgeries or write prescriptions for pub…