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UMass Memorial Health acquires medical center

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health has acquired Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center and the Milford Regional Physician Group as part of a new corporate affiliation.

Nurses' top 10 AI concerns

Nearly a quarter of nurses are uncomfortable with artificial intelligence’s use in healthcare, according to an Oct. 1 McKinsey & Co. report.

Immunologist joins Columbia from Memorial Sloan Kettering

Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, a CAR-T therapy innovator and one of the world’s top immunologists, has left New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for two new roles at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, also in New York City.

Alabama system taps supply chain vice president

Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System tapped Rachel Anderson to serve as its new vice president of supply chain. 

Texas system taps chief integration and development officer

Chris Osentowski was appointed chief integration and development officer at Medical City Healthcare in Dallas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. 

Ohio system taps chief medical officer

Marcus Romanello, MD, has been named vice president for medical affairs and chief medical officer of Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network.

Health IT inefficiencies are costing hospitals billions

In 2024, U.S. healthcare technology experts reported that inefficiencies, system downtimes and poor health IT integration have contributed to industry losses exceeding $8 billion annually, up from $1.7 billion in 2017, according to an Oct. 1 survey fro…

Tenet's latest executive moves

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has recently made several executive changes within its hospitals.

Top-ranked hospitals for angioplasty, by state

Florida has the most top-ranked hospitals for angioplasty in the U.S., according to the WebMD Choice Awards.

18 charged with distributing deadly pills though fake pharmacies: 5 notes

Prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers established fake pharmacies that sold pills laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine, leading to nine deaths, The New York Times reported Sept. 30.