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10 hospitals seeking CFOs

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.

Signs of winter COVID-19 surge grow

Signs are mounting that the U.S. may face a winter COVID-19 surge, which could strain the U.S. healthcare system, especially if coupled with a potentially severe flu season.

‘It’s definitely concerning’: Health experts react to latest Ebola threat 

A rare strain of Ebola has been suspected or confirmed in at least 64 cases in Uganda, and global health experts are concerned because no vaccines or treatments exist, Nature reported Oct. 7.

New York City hospitals to pay $165M in physician sex abuse case

Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, both in New York City, have reached a $165 million settlement with 147 former patients who reported sexual abuse or misconduct by a former gynecologist.

At least half of healthcare administrative spending is wasteful, report says

Administrative spending accounts for 15 to 30 percent of healthcare spending in the U.S. and at least half of that “does not contribute to health outcomes in any discernible way,” according to a report published Oct. 6 in Health Affairs. 

NorthBay Health CFO stepping down amid cost-cutting initiatives

NorthBay Health CFO Michele Bouit on Nov. 18 will step down from her role for personal reasons as the health system strives to meet a $100 million cost-savings goal by the end of the year.

Aspen Valley Hospital goes live with $16M Epic system

Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital went live with its $16 million Epic EHR installation on Oct. 1, according to Oct. 10 reporting in Aspen Daily News.

Indiana hospitals face significant financial challenges, survey says

Indiana hospitals continue to face significant challenges, according to the most recent data collected by the Indiana Hospital Association.

Hospitalwide outages still plaguing CommonSpirit hospitals

Patients and health providers from numerous subsidiaries of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have revealed the ongoing effect of the unidentified IT security incident that reportedly began Oct. 3. 

Vanderbilt pauses gender-affirming surgeries for minors

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., is pausing gender affirmation surgeries on patients under age 18 while it completes an internal clinical review of recently released guidance related to the treatment of transgender people.