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What Texas Children's CEO has learned in 35 years at the helm

Mark A. Wallace has served in a leadership role in Houston-area hospitals for more than four decades, giving him a front seat to healthcare’s evolution as well as changes in the state and at his organization.

Grady Memorial Hospital aiming for $46M project approval

Grady Memorial Hospital, part of Atlanta-based Grady Health System, is waiting on a certificate-of-need application response for a planned $46 million project that includes upgrades to its Walter L. Ingram Burn Center.

HCA taps CFO for 285-bed Missouri hospital

Independence, Mo.-based Centerpoint Medical Center, a 285-bed facility that is part of HCA Midwest Health, has appointed Zach Riggins CFO.

Shuttered Illinois hospital to reopen under OSF

An Illinois hospital that closed last winter will catch its second wind this spring. 

Missouri system promotes supply chain leader

Lake Regional Health System appointed Robert Ambrose, the current director of dining services, as its supply chain director. 

New York hospital names president of medical staff

Claudia Felberg, MD, has been elected president of the medical staff at White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital.

New Mexico system gives 1st raises in more than a year

Employees across the University of New Mexico Hospital’s campuses will soon receive retention bonuses and wage increases as a new wave of funding hits the system. 

Older adults spend 3 weeks per year at health appointments

Older adults are spending an average of three weeks every year on healthcare appointments, a Jan. 23 study found.

Medical Mutual to buy ProMedica's insurance business

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica is selling its insurance subsidiary, Paramount Health, to Medical Mutual of Ohio. 

Beth Israel Lahey Health names 1st chief nursing officer

Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has appointed Puneet Freibott, DNP, RN, as the system’s inaugural chief nursing officer.