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Veradigm asks CEO, CFO to step down

Veradigm CEO Richard Poulton and CFO Leah Jones have resigned from their roles at the request of the board. Mr. Poulton has also stepped down from the board while Ms. Jones will serve in a consulting role to provide business-development related service…

New Kaiser hospital could cost up to $1.5B

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permenante’s new hospital development in Sacramento, Calif., could cost as much as $1.48 billion, Sacramento Business Journal reported Dec. 11.

10 recent hospital donations

It’s the season of giving, and many hospitals and health systems across the country have recently been the recipients of large sums of money to help with projects and improvements. 

New York health system hit with record $120M malpractice verdict

Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network has been ordered by a jury to pay $120 million to a patient and his family following delayed stroke care that resulted in brain damage.

Arkansas health system to shutter some clinics, services

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, Ark., is closing some care locations amid rising costs, KY3 reported Dec. 1.  

CHS looks to sell $750M in notes

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is looking to offer $750 million in senior secured notes due 2032.

Medtronic looks to accelerate AI use in $100M partnership

Healthcare technology company Medtronic will partner with Cosmo Pharmaceuticals’ medical device business unit to expand the use of artificial intelligence. 

Best, worst states for emergency healthcare: Forbes

A recent study from Forbes Health ranked 49 states and the District of Columbia by their emergency healthcare infrastructures, with Maine landing in the top spot. 

Florida hospital taps president

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has named Ed Hubel president of Baptist Medical Center Clay, its newest hospital. 

Ex-ICU nurse sentenced to 20 years in prison for assaulting patients

A former Colorado ICU nurse found guilty of filming himself sexually assaulting more than a dozen unconscious patients will spend 20 years in prison, Local12 reported Dec. 10.