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HCA Florida hospital names new CFO

Brad Lain has been named CFO of Tamarac-based HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital.

How Baptist Health is centralizing its pharmacy supply chain

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health is centralizing its supply chain operations to establish a consolidated pharmacy service center, according to an Oct. 4 news release. 

Tower Health downgraded for 2nd time in weeks

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health had its long-term rating downgraded two notches to “CCC+” from “B” amid “significant ongoing operating losses,” S&P Global said Oct. 4.

Mercy Iowa City has hired 87 employees since bankruptcy filing

Babies continue to be delivered, surgeries continue to be performed, and there are even new jobs being filled at the bankrupt Mercy Iowa City community hospital.

9 hospital bankruptcies in 2023

Heywood Healthcare became the latest hospital to file for bankruptcy in 2023. Here is more information about that and eight other hospital bankruptcies in 2023: 

Kaiser Permanente names Washington CFO

Kaiser Permanente has named John Bry CFO of the Oakland, Calif.-based system’s Washington market. 

UNM Hospital resident physicians rally for better pay

Resident physicians and fellows rallied Oct. 4 outside the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, ABC affiliate KOAT reported. 

Advocate Health helping London hospitals with Epic transition

One-hundred teammates from Advocate Health, based in Charlotte, N.C., will be traveling to London to help seven hospitals transition to an Epic EHR system.

Study links Ozempic with stomach paralysis

The active ingredients of Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda are associated with stomach paralysis, according to a study published Oct. 5 in JAMA. 

Samsung, Mass General Brigham partner on digital health

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is partnering with Samsung on a new digital health initiative.