Oklahoma City-based OU Health has named Jimmy Duncan its first chief human resources officer.
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New York health system taps VP of operations
Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System has named Sherrie Vassallo its vice president of operations.
40 health system diversity and inclusion executives to know | 2022
Health systems with a strong culture of diversity, equity and inclusion can better serve patients and their workforce, and it takes a talented leader to successfully drive those efforts.
Healthcare marketing leaders on the move: 7 appointments of 2022
Here are the health system and hospital marketing leadership appointments Becker’s has reported on in 2022:
8 updates from president of hospital where nurse called 911
Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center has consistently made headlines after a nurse called fire crews to help work its overcrowded, understaffed emergency department in October.
5 hospitals, health systems raising workers' pay
The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay since Nov. 23:
30% of physicians say romantic relationships with patients are OK: report
Thirty percent of physicians believe that a romantic relationship with a patient is acceptable, according to Medscape’s “Right or Wrong in Medicine” report.
MemorialCare names new CEO for hospitals after summer resignations
Blair Kent was named CEO of MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach.
California to allocate $480.5M for youth mental health
California is awarding $480.5 million to fund 54 projects aimed at improving the state’s behavioral health infrastructure for children and youth.
New melanoma treatment shows 20% complete remission rate
A new immunotherapy treatment for advanced melanoma had a reduction in disease progression in 50 percent of participants and complete remission in 20 percent, making it one of the most effective treatments to date, NBC News reported Dec. 7.
