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20 healthcare companies with the widest CEO-worker pay gaps

At Align Technology — the San Jose, Calif.-based orthodontics manufacturer responsible for Invisalign — the CEO makes 1,026 times what the median worker brings in. 

Prospect Medical hospitals still disrupted by cyberattack nearly 2 weeks later

Hospitals in multiple states continue to be disrupted by a ransomware attack on their parent company, Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings, nearly two weeks earlier.

Sanford Health reports $121M 1H profit

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has reported an operating gain of $71.8 million on revenue of $3.6 billion just weeks after the merger plan with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health was nixed.

Employers hiring fewer teens

Fewer teens are working this year, and employers added the lowest total of teen jobs for the summer months since 2010.

Little known parasite-disease on the rise in the US

Cases of Chagas, a disease caused by a parasite, have been steadily rising in the United States, but only 1 percent of cases are estimated to have been identified, NBC News reported Aug. 15.

7 hospitals and health systems selecting Oracle Cerner

Despite some health systems moving away from Oracle Cerner, the EHR vendor has recently picked up community hospital and behavioral health clients. 

Care New England down to 45.8 days cash amid negative margin

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has reported an operating margin of minus 1.76 percent for fiscal year 2023.

MUSC names division CFO

Melissa Packer has been named CFO of MUSC Health’s Lancaster (S.C.) Division, The Lancaster News reported Aug. 14. 

Intermountain names president for 2 markets

Mitch Cloward was selected as the new Desert Region president overseeing operations for Intermountain Health’s Southern Nevada and Southwest Utah markets. 

The most expensive cities to build a hospital

Los Angeles held its spot as the most expensive U.S. city to construct a general hospital in the second quarter of 2023, with other cities not far behind.