A ransomware attack prompted Frederick (Md.) Health to take its systems offline as a precaution.
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Healthcare needs some 'soul searching:' MU Health Care's CFO
As discussions continue around up to $3 trillion in proposed budget cuts to federal healthcare spending, industry leaders are raising awareness about the effect these reductions could have on the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid.
Life expectancy gap shrinks between white, Black people: Study
Over three decades, the difference in average life expectancy between white and Black people in the U.S. narrowed but a gap of three to five years remains, according to research.
South Carolina HCA hospital names COO
Frank Holcomb was appointed COO of HCA Healthcare’s Summerville Medical Center in South Carolina, effective Jan. 20.
University Hospitals lab asset sale to Quest finalized
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has completed the sale of select assets of its outreach laboratory services business to Quest Diagnostics.
Sentara hospital taps CFO
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare has named Taylor Boyle CFO of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, according to a Jan. 27 post on her LinkedIn page.
How to foster excellence in multi-team health systems
Excellence is a function of the choices we make. On an individual level, our diet, exercise and sleep habits can provide a strong foundation for achieving excellence. Our decisions to study and work diligently to the best of our ability in our professi…
Prisma Health triples access to behavioral health services
Greensville, S.C.-based Prisma Health has opened a $3.7 million health center designed to triple access to outpatient behavioral health services.
Johns Hopkins Medicine names chief physician
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has appointed Richard Redett, MD, a pediatric plastic surgeon, as physician-in-chief. He will also serve as vice dean for clinical affairs at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, according to a Jan. 27 new…
UH chief surgeon to lead Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has named Joseph Sabik III, MD, as its president for the 2025 term, according to a Jan. 26 news release.
