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MetroHealth fires CEO over more than $1.9M in unreported bonuses

The board of trustees at Cleveland-based MetroHealth System has fired President and CEO Akram Boutros, MD.

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs adds 82 drugs to portfolio

Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy now offers nearly 1,000 generics after adding 82 drugs to its repertoire, the company said Nov. 21. 

DeVos Children’s Hospital makes emergency request to add beds amid RSV surge

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based DeVos Children’s Hospital has filed an emergency request with the state health department to add 48 additional beds as it grapples with a surge of patients sick with respiratory syncytial virus, local news outlets reported Nov…

MUSC Health, UpStream partner on improving equity for underserved and patients with chronic conditions

The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleson has partnered with healthcare risk management company UpStream with the aim of improving health equity for underserved patients and patients with chronic conditions.

Patient advocacy leads North Carolina hospital to post charity care application online

Ashville, N.C.-based Mission Healthcare, a subsidiary of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has made its charity care financial assistance application available online following a public advocacy campaign, Asheville Citizen Times reported Nov. 21.

Inflation slowing as Wall Street looks bullish on healthcare sector

Wall Street’s roil has stabilized somewhat in recent days, with the S&P 500 brushing up against its 200-day moving average and rising more than 10 percent since its October lows, as of publication time.

Utah hospital names CFO

Price, Utah-based Castleview Hospital has named Jay Noyes as its CFO.

Walmart Health seeks Epic analyst

Walmart Health is seeking an Epic revenue cycle analyst. 

Fewer coinfections than expected: 3 COVID-19 surveillance trends to note

Although COVID-19 positivity rates are up, there have been fewer coinfections with other respiratory viruses than expected, according to recent findings from Helix, a lab that assists the CDC with variant tracking. 

5 hospitals seeking CEOs

Here are five hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.