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Most Ivy League presidencies now belong to women

As a new school year winds up, something has shifted in the top offices of America’s elite universities — for the first time in history, six out of the eight Ivy League colleges will be led by women. 

How University Hospitals is preparing for its Epic installation

Cleveland-based University Hospitals tapped Harris Data Integrity Solutions to clean up Concord Township, Ohio-based Lake Health’s patient index before transitioning to Epic.

Illinois hospital lays off 20% of leadership

Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health is laying off hundreds of employees, including 20 percent of leadership positions, due to “current national and statewide economic trends.”

Baptist Health targeting 1st patients in September for new Florida campus

Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care is on track to welcome its first patients in September at the system’s new $660 million Brent Lane campus, four years after the project was first started.

Hospital CEO turnover holds at 16%

The rate of hospital CEO turnover in 2022 was 16 percent, the third year in a row with the same rate and the lowest the industry has seen since 2011, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives. 

LeanTaaS introduces new CFO

Ana Sirbu was hired as the new CFO of LeanTaaS, a hospital operations software developer.

Orlando Health opening 2 outpatient resource centers

Orlando (Fla.) Health has opened a new resource center designed specifically to help individuals who may not have access to a primary care physician with their outpatient follow-up needs, Positively Osceola reported Aug. 8. One of the two centers is al…

American Nurses Credentialing Center announces new president

Laura Wood, DNP, RN, has been tapped to lead the American Nurses Credentialing Center as its new president, according to an Aug. 8 news release. 

The good, the bad and the cautious: 1 chief medical officer on using AI in hospitals

Meera Udayakumar, MD, joined UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, N.C., in 2008 and worked her way up to medical director of several groups before finally taking over as chief medical officer in March.

Primary care provider supply in all 50 states, ranked

Primary care is the backbone of healthcare and the only part of the healthcare system where increased supply is linked to improved health, lifespan and equity. Yet access to primary care providers can vary greatly by state.