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Illinois health system taps CFO

Maryville, Ill.-based Anderson Healthcare System has named Patrick Garvey CFO. 

13 healthcare CEOs exit in August

In the first seven months of 2023, CEO exits hit a 21-year high. The 100 moves that occurred within hospitals through July is nearing the 103 moves within hospitals that occurred through all of 2022, Becker’s Kelly Gooch reports — and that trend appear…

Chicago health center brings back laid-off workers in response to labor probe

Chicago-based Howard Brown Health has reinstated 24 employees after a National Labor Relations Board investigation spurred by layoffs that occurred in early 2023.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst expands exec team

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst recently added three new clinical leaders to its executive team to focus on safety, quality and health equity work.

Texas Health hospital names chief nursing officer

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen has named Kari McCord, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer. She will start her new role Sept. 10.

Wasted antibiotics cost 3 children's hospitals $230K

An average of 80 antibiotic doses were wasted daily at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta between 2020 and 2021, which cost the system about $233,000, according to a study conducted by employees of the three-hospital system and Atlanta-based Emory Univer…

Former Lifespan CFO joins supply company

David Kirshner, former CFO and executive vice president of Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan, recently became the managing partner of LogicSource’s healthcare division. 

Baltimore VA Medical Center introducing virtual patient monitoring

Baltimore VA Medical Center entered an agreement with CareView Communications, a virtual care platform, to implement its advanced predictive patient monitoring system.

Texas hospital taps chief medical office

Austin, Texas-based St. David’s Medical Center appointed Rodolfo Garza, MD, chief medical officer starting Aug. 28.

Ohio health system taps chief human resources officer

Dee Weber, former senior vice president and chief global human resources officer for Midland-based MyMichigan Health, has taken a new role at a smaller system in Ohio.