Karen Farst, MD, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief medical officer for Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. She will move into the role over the course of the hospital’s fiscal year, according to an Aug. 17 news release.
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Houston Methodist looks to create stadium-like network
As more hospitals turn toward 5G cellular networks, Houston Methodist Chief Technology Officer Jim Francis told Becker’s “5G by itself isn’t going to be the solution.”
UnityPoint makes 4 executive changes
West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health has named two new divisional COOs and two new market presidents.
UnityPoint makes 4 executive changes
West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health has named two new divisional COOs and two new market presidents.
CDC starts monitoring new COVID-19 variant with 30+ mutations
Health officials have started monitoring BA.2.86 — a highly mutated version of the COVID-19 virus. Not much is known yet about the newly detected lineage, though its large number of mutations has prompted the World Health Organization and CDC to begin …
Butler hospital president: Independence layoffs in rear-view mirror
Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System has cut 226 positions since January. Now it is refocused on growth, one hospital president told the Butler Eagle.
Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in
Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the governmen…
Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in
Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the governmen…
Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in
Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the governmen…
Getinge's cardiac device sees 5th recall notice in 2023
About 16,000 of Getinge’s Cardiosave Hybrid and Rescue Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps have been recalled in 2023, according to the FDA.
