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Mercer Health hospital receives leadership award for excellence in health outcomes

Coldwater, Ohio-based Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital has received a 2022 leadership award from the Chartis Center for Rural Health for excellence in outcomes.

Becker's top 5 ASC stories in 2022

Here are five of the most well-read ASC stories reported by Becker’s in 2022:

3 letters will make or break health system growth in 2023

Hospitals and health systems face a variety of short- and long-term challenges in the year ahead, and one can be summed up in just a few letters: the FTC.

Louisiana health system alerts patients of possible data breach

Lake Charles (La.) Health System is alerting its patients that in October, an unauthorized third party was able to access its network, chron.com reported Dec. 26.

Physician group sues Envision over corporate medicine laws: 5 things ASCs need to know 

Milwaukee-based American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group is suing Envision Healthcare, alleging the company uses shell business structures to retain de facto ownership of emergency room staffing groups.  

New York's St. Mary's names new CEO

Amsterdam, N.Y.-based St. Mary’s Healthcare has named Jeffrey Methven as its new president and CEO, replacing Scott Bruce.

Amazon to lay off as many as 20,000 employees & 4 more updates

Here are five moves from Amazon since Dec. 2: 

University of Alabama medical center names new CEO

The Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama, part of the University of Alabama health system, has named Patrick Trammell its new CEO, the Greenville Advocate reported Dec. 27.

Vaccine hesitancy fueling resurgence of diseases, experts say

A measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio, is sparking concern among health officials who believe that increased vaccine hesitancy will intensify a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, according to The Washington Post.

25 rural hospital closures since 2020, by state

Rural hospitals and health centers face a myriad of challenges. The University of North Carolina’s Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research in Chapel Hill compiled a list of the 25 rural hospital closures since January 2020.