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54 CXOs to know | 2024

Becker’s Healthcare is thrilled to recognize 54 strong chief experience officers who are serving hospitals and health systems across the nation.

Cleveland Clinic eHospital expands to monitor 300,000 patients

Cleveland Clinic’s eHospital program has expanded and now monitors 248 patient beds in ICUs and other units across the organization’s network.

Tampa General enlists drones to respond to 911 calls

Beginning May 1, Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital will use drones to deliver critical equipment to certain 911 callers in Manatee County. 

How leaders are building the healthcare workforce pipeline

The workforce is top of mind for hospitals and health systems, and executives are investing in retention and upskilling to address shortages and reduce reliance on contract labor. While leaders understand they must address short-term workforce needs, t…

Adventist Health reorganizes post-M&A

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is modifying its service area models in California and Oregon after adding hospitals to its system from Tenet Healthcare.  

CHS posts $6M Q1 net loss as interest expenses eat into operating profit

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reported $231 million in operating income (7.4% margin) in the first quarter, up from $210 million (6.8% margin) during the same period last year. 

Sutter Health may accommodate electives as California hospital faces CMS contract loss

Stanislaus Surgical Hospital has typically seen more than 400 elective surgeries per month. But the facility is likely to close April 30, when its Medicare contract with CMS is set to terminate. At least one other hospital in Modesto, Calif., has indic…

Senate to probe Ozempic, Wegovy's cost

A Senate committee opened an investigation into Novo Nordisk’s list prices for Ozempic and Wegovy, Novo Nordisk’s diabetes and weight loss drugs. 

CHS' CEO-to-worker pay ratio over the past 5 years

CEOs for Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems were paid between 96 and 161 times more than the median annual salary for an employee at the health system between 2019 and 2023, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchan…

Texas hospital taps dual chief operating, nursing officer

Methodist Hospital Atascosa in San Antonio named Jacalyn DeHarte, BSN, its COO and chief nursing officer.