Ettore Palazzo, MD, was named CEO of Kirkland, Wash.-based EvergreenHealth.
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Swedish Health begins $1.3B expansion
Seattle-based Swedish Health Services is kicking off a $1.3 billion-plus North Tower project on its First Hill Campus, Puget Sound Business Journal reported Nov. 29.
Inside Cleveland Clinic's international strategy
Cleveland Clinic is looking to overseas markets to “increase the diversity of the system’s operations” and “promote the Clinic’s clinical expertise in new markets.”
Leapfrog invites input on proposed hospital survey changes
The Leapfrog Group, the nonprofit watchdog organization behind hospital safety grades, is proposing several changes to its annual survey for 2024, including the removal of certain questions and tweaks to deadlines.
Montana nursing school breaks ground on expansion after $101M gift
Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System and Montana State University broke ground on the first of five nurse teaching buildings being constructed thanks to a $101 million donation, the Great Falls Tribune reported Nov. 29.
Highmark Health reports $406M operating gain through Q3
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health reported a net income of $431 million in the first nine months of 2023.
Man allegedly assaults hospital staff before stealing ambulance
Police arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly assaulted Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Hospital staff, EMS and a civilian before stealing an ambulance, eventually crashing it, Boston25 News reported Nov. 29.
HCA to buy bankrupt Texas hospital
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is buying bankrupt Trinity Regional Hospital Sachse (Texas) for $41 million in a deal that is expected to close by the end of January, Bloomberg Law reported Nov. 29.
'This already happened in the US': Experts weigh in on China's respiratory virus surge
Experts say China’s current outbreak of respiratory illness is another example of what played out in the U.S. last year when COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus peaked simultaneously, allaying fears that a new virus is behind the surge.
CHIME names CIO of the Year
The College of Health Information Management Executives has named its 2024 CIO of the Year and other digital health and IT awardees.
