UCSF Health Benioff Children’s Hospitals has named Nicholas Holmes, MD, to serve as president and senior vice president of UCSF Health Children’s Services.
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An 'unusual wrinkle' in hospitals' make-or-break year: Fitch
Venture capital firm General Catalyst’s pending acquisition of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health adds an “unusual wrinkle” to what Fitch Ratings has called a “make-or-break” year for nonprofit hospitals, the ratings agency said in a Jan. 31 report shared …
Florida system gets $2M to build cardiac OR
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Bayfront Health received a $2 million donation to help build a cardiac hybrid operating room, Catalyst reported Jan. 30.
5 recent HCA executive changes
Chessie Mooney was selected as vice president of business development for Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Health System, part of HCA Healthcare.
HCA earnings boost hospital stocks
Hospital stocks are up after Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare posted a $5.2 billion profit Jan. 30, The Wall Street Journal reported.
15 states with highest, lowest densities of anesthesiologists
Physician shortages are a recognized challenge in the U.S. healthcare system. The scarcity of anesthesiologists, specifically, carries major implications.
Hospitals will slowly warm to REH program: MercyOne hospital president
The challenging economics of providing care in rural communities contribute to gaps in access, according to a Jan. 25 report published by the American Hospital Association. Rural communities, by nature, have fewer people and do not generate the healthc…
Fortune's most admired healthcare companies
On Jan. 31, Fortune released its World’s Most Admired Companies list, which included healthcare companies.
Biogen abandons controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm
Biogen is discontinuing its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, which was approved in 2021 but became snarled in efficacy concerns and payers’ refusals to cover the medication.
Christus Health to expand footprint with new emergency hospital campus
Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has shared plans to develop a new emergency hospital campus with a freestanding emergency department and inpatient beds.
