Steward Health Care Chairman and CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, has declined to participate in a bipartisan Senate committee hearing scheduled for Sept. 12, despite being subpoenaed, Bloomberg reports.
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California system names hospital CEO
Corona (Calif.) Regional Medical Center has named Alistair Machoka its CEO.
Supply chain solution forecasts $7.4M in savings: ECRI
The Emergency Care Research Institute reduced costs for a 10-hospital system by over $7 million with its predictive replacement planning service.
NYU Langone unveils on-demand primary care
NYU Langone Health is now offering walk-in primary care services at two new locations in Manhattan, the New York City-based health system announced Sept. 6.
NIH cancer survival data: 3 things to know
Lung and bronchus cancers have the lowest five-year survival rate, according to the NIH National Cancer Institute’s “Cancer Trends Progress Report.”
Pharmacies still aren't ready for DSCSA
Several national pharmacy associations are asking the FDA to offer a blanket exemption, waiver or exception from the Drug Supply Chain Security Act.
HCA hospital opens $14M freestanding ED
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has opened a $14M freestanding emergency room in Las Vegas.
156 women hospital and health system CFOs to know | 2024
Hospitals and health systems are promoting women to the CFO role via strong internal and external pipelines, investments in sponsorship programs and the creation of employee resource groups.
Advocates seek reparations from HCA over service cuts
As Santa Clara County, Calif., prepares for its $175 million purchase of Regional Medical Center, advocates are pressing HCA Healthcare for reparations, claiming the hospital’s service cuts caused harm to the San Jose community, The Mercury News report…
2 Aspirus Health regional presidents to retire, successors named
Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health has shared that Robert Smith, president of its Wisconsin southeast division, will retire in September and Brian Kief, president of the health system’s Wisconsin south and southwest division, will retire in December.
