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How this oncology leader is increasing care access for rural patients

Joseph Rosales, MD, was considering a few different specialties during training, but what drew him to oncology was the ability to have “very close and intense relationships with patients.”

Ohio hospital names CFO

The Bellevue (Ohio) Hospital has tapped David A. Cook as CFO and vice president of finance. 

Prospect Medical hasn't paid some physicians amid cyberattack, financial struggles

Prospect Medical’s Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital and Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester have struggled to pay physicians amid financial difficulties and a cyberattack in August that crippled their computer systems and disrupted operations, a…

A hot summer for healthcare jobs

Healthcare quietly experienced its most robust job growth this summer since the pandemic recovery, according to a new analysis from Altarum. 

Feds secure $372M from lab testing scheme that targeted Medicare

The Justice Department has obtained $372 million in judgments against Kentucky businessman Rajen Shah and his companies for a laboratory testing scheme that targeted Medicare. 

Connecticut hospitals' closure possible if Yale sale isn't approved, execs say

Justin Lundbye, MD, CEO of Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital, and Deborah Weymouth, president and CEO of Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester, asked lawmakers to accelerate approvals for a planned sale from Prospect Medical to Yale New Haven (Conn…

JPMorgan, Blackstone back newly merged $3B 'health platform-as-a-service' company

HealthComp and Virgin Pulse aim to combine in a $3 billion deal to create a single technology platform allowing patients and employers to manage health plans, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Viewpoint: As Idaho's population grows, hospitals need more support from lawmakers

Hospitals in Idaho may be creating increasingly coordinated healthcare models to curb rising costs and catch health issues earlier, but they are not receiving enough support from lawmakers, according to the Idaho Hospital Association.

10 best, worst hospitals for heart failure readmissions

Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital has the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure in the country, according to CMS data.

HCA Florida hospital taps interim chief

Brent Burish was named interim CEO of HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.