Category: ROOT

NJ health system adds 3 executives

Englewood (N.J.) Health has named vice presidents for quality, population health and finance. 

3 ophthalmology partnerships in the last 60 days

From a new management services organization partnership to a financing deal, here are three ophthalmology partnerships Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 27. 

Why Memorial Hermann decided to become a market disruptor

Healthcare executives once spent time crafting five- and 10-year strategic plans for system growth. Then the pandemic hit and planning horizons shortened.

Hawaii health system to add ASC

Honolulu-based the Queen’s Medical Center plans to open an ASC at its West Oahu location, according to a Nov. 10 report from Pacific Business News.

Life stressors up long COVID-19 risk, study suggests

Major life stressors such as financial or food insecurity, death of a loved one or new disability are strong predictors of whether hospitalized COVID-19 patients will develop long COVID-19, according to findings published Nov. 5 in Journal of the Neuro…

UVA researchers zero in on new bone marrow cancer treatment

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Cancer Center researchers discovered how cancerous bone marrow cells promote the development of myelofibrosis, opening the door to a new treatment option.

Memorial Hermann hospital names John Voight chief nursing officer

John Voight, MSN, RN, has been named vice president and chief nursing officer at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands (Texas) Medical Center.

90+ groups oppose bill to expand nonphysician practitioners’ scope of practice

The American Medical Association and 90 other physician organizations are opposing a congressional bill that would expand the scope of practice for nonphysician practitioners.

Ascension nurses in Kansas vote to unionize

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kan., have voted to join National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United.

Cano’s stock plummets after disappointing results

Cano Health, a value-based care provider operating in nine states and Puerto Rico, saw its stock plunge Nov. 10 a day after the company reported lower than expected revenue in its quarterly results and lowered guidance for 2022.