Officials declined to take live questions at the end of a July 27 webinar that presented an overview of an audit of the shuttered Stone Academy nursing program, the Journal Inquirer reported.
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Wellstar, Augusta U deal moves forward
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System has received approval from the Georgia Office of the Attorney General to take over Augusta (Ga.) University Health, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported July 28.
What CEOs want CFOs to focus on
Fifty-four percent of CFOs say that their CEOs are asking them to focus on cost reduction while 40 percent indicate that their CEOs want them honing in on strategy and transformation, according to Deloitte’s “CFO Signals Survey 2Q 2023.”
MU Health Care employee tests positive for tuberculosis
An employee at Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care has tested positive for tuberculosis, the academic health system said July 27.
MemorialCare names CFO for 2 hospitals
MemorialCare’s Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach has named Patti Pilgrim as its new CFO.
UHS to open 4 hospitals in the next 2 years, CFO says
Over the next two years, King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Service plans to open three more acute care hospitals and a behavioral health hospital, CFO Steve Filton said July 26 during the health system’s second-quarter earnings call.
Indiana hospital names CFO
Washington, Ind.-based Daviess Community Hospital has named April Settles CFO, the Washington Times Herald reported July 27.
Adventist to takeover shuttered California hospital
Shuttered Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital reached an initial agreement to have Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health take over operations, an unnamed source told The Fresno Bee July 27.
Why patients are paying hospital prices at their physician's office: Viewpoint
Physician offices are pretending to be hospitals and unfairly charging patients as a result, according to a July 26 opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal.
Arizona hospital accused of dumping patient in park without treatment
A 33-year-old quadriplegic patient was allegedly dumped out of a wheelchair outside of Phoenix-based Valleywise Health’s Maryvale campus without receiving treatment on June 14, Fox 10 Phoenix reported July 27.
