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Hoag receives $25M gift

Orange County, Calif.-based Hoag has received a $25 million donation from two philanthropists, Ben and Carmela Du.

MyMichigan hospital plans $40M expansion project

MyMichigan Medical Center Clare (Mich.), part of Midland, Mich.-based MyMichigan, has received funding and design approval from its board of directors and the MyMichigan health board of directors to invest $40 million into a two-phase expansion of its …

150 top places to work in healthcare | 2024

Becker’s Healthcare is delighted to release its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in healthcare. This list highlights hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that prioritize workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing a…

Kentucky hospital CEO to retire

Charles Lovell, RN, plans to retire as CEO of Barbourville (Ky.) ARH Hospital.

States with the most, fewest RNs

The District of Columbia has the most registered nurses per capita, and Idaho has the fewest, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

McLaren medical group taps CEO

McLaren Medical Group appointed Binesh Patel, MD, CEO effective March 31.

Alabama hospital names COO

Alabaster, Ala.-based Shelby Baptist Medical Center has named Watson Hughston its new COO. 

This hospital CEO is done playing nice with Medicare Advantage

Bristol Health CEO Kurt Barwis says Medicare Advantage is killing the healthcare industry — but when 64% of his system’s Medicare beneficiaries have MA, he has no choice but to keep contracting with plans. 

10 FDA panel members who voted on heart device connected to Abbott: Report

The FDA convened a committee of advisers to assess a cardiac device made by Abbott, but the agency did not disclose that 10 of the 14 members had received payments from the company or conducted research it had funded, KFF Health News reported April 8.&…

New global cancer diagnoses to reach 35M by 2050: 5 new findings

By 2050, new cancer diagnoses are expected to reach 35 million worldwide — up from the 20 million cases diagnosed in 2022, according to the American Cancer Society’s 2024 report on global cancer statistics.