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PeaceHealth sees rating downgraded as operating challenges continue and recovery distant

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth saw its credit rating on a series of bonds downgraded to “A-” as it continues to face labor challenges and high average length-of-stay issues, S&P Global said July 7.

North Carolina hospitals name network CEO

Alec Grabowski was named network CEO of Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, N.C., and Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, N.C.

Epic plans new campus for Wisconsin headquarters

Epic is planning a sixth campus for its Wisconsin headquarters, Wisconsin State Journal reported July 7.

38 top oncology AAPI physicians, per Castle Connolly

Thirty-eight oncologists made Castle Connolly’s list of top Asian American and Pacific Islander physicians.

8 health systems and their debt levels

A number of health systems saw their debt levels detailed as various ratings agencies assessed their credit ratings in June. Here is a summary of some of those systems’ debt levels.

Pass or fail? How ChatGPT has fared on medical exams

Here is how OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool has fared on six different medical exams:

Corner Office: Why Universal Hospitals' CEO wanted to be like 'Hawkeye' Pierce

Cliff Megerian, MD, serves as CEO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals, and he brings many influences to the role, from books to the TV series M*A*S*H.  

Digital health: Who's up, who's down

This week in the digital health market, companies laid off employees and top health systems installed new digital health platforms.

10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

From a Masschussetts hospital alleging an architectural design company cost it Medicare certification to a physician suing HCA for libel, here are 10 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported since June 26:   

Stanford Medicine reports $351M operating income

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine’s operating income for the nine months ending May 31 was 24 percent above the same period in 2022, according to a July 7 filing.