When Michael Ugwueke, DHA, FACHE, president and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, realized his community of Memphis was ranked as the second heaviest city in the U.S., he decided to take action.
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Minnesota hospital to go live with Epic
Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center is planning to go live with an Epic EHR system in January, hospital CEO Ken Westwood wrote in aitkinage.com Dec. 22.
New York governor vetoes noncompete ban
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have prohibited noncompete agreements, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 23.
Iowa hospital blames EHR install for bankruptcy
Mercy Iowa City (Iowa) cited a difficult EHR implementation as one of the primary reasons for having to file for bankruptcy in August, according to The Gazette.
25 healthiest US cities
Arlington, Va., is the healthiest city in the U.S., according to the American College of Sports Medicine’s American Fitness Index rankings.
Orlando Health caught in 2 vendor breaches
Orlando (Fla.) Health is alerting patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised as two of the organization’s vendors experienced cybersecurity breaches.
Ardent restores access to MyChart after Thanksgiving cyberattack
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services has restored access to its MyChart patient portal after a Nov. 23 ransomware incident rendered it offline.
City council backs $130M state funding for New Jersey health system
Following Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health’s call for $130 million in additional state funding, the health system has received “unanimous support” from Hoboken City Council regarding the resolution, according to a Dec. 21 release shared with Be…
The most impactful change Atlantic Health made in 2023
Morris Plains, N.J.-based Atlantic Health systematically changed how it interacted with consumers in 2023.
The workforce trend Bon Secours Mercy is watching in 2024
Allan Calonge, chief people officer at Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, will be thinking about how to support workers’ intrinsic desires in 2024.
