Adventist Health has appointed a leader for its new service area model in Southern California, according to a news release from the Roseville, Calif.-based health system.
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HCA California hospital names new CFO
Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital, a 517-bed facility part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has named Onel Rodriguez CFO, effective Sept. 3.
Lifepoint Health exec heads to Vanderbilt
Terrence Adams is joining Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health as chief operating officer of one of its community hospitals. He previously served as resource chief executive officer at Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.
$15M donation to fund University Hospital education center
A $15 million donation will fund a new education and conference center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
How Michigan Medicine is addressing pharmacy deserts
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine is bolstering staff at five of its outpatient pharmacies as Rite Aid closes all its stores in the state, according to an Aug. 25 report from MLive.
After rejected drug approval, FDA probes drugmaker
The FDA is investigating allegations of misconduct in Lykos Therapeutics’ studies of its experimental MDMA drug, which failed to win agency approval in early August, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Demolition kicks off for closed Virginia hospital
Demolition began Aug. 26 on shuttered DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to wrap up next fall, Martin Thomas, a councilman in Norfolk, shared in an Aug. 22 Facebook post.
Cost concerns loom as health systems ramp up AI
Health systems are increasingly adopting AI-powered ambient clinical documentation tools, but the high costs associated with these technologies pose challenges.
NYC Health + Hospitals aims to halve appointment times as volumes grow
Starting this fall, NYC Health + Hospitals plans to cut primary care visit times from 40 minutes to 20 minutes. The change will address growing demands for care at the nation’s largest public health system, according to internal documents obtained by G…
Ochsner Health grows operating margin to 2.7% with $101.5M gain
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health posted an operating income of $101.5 million (2.7% margin) for the six months ended June 30, a significant increase from the $28.2 million operating gain (0.8%) margin reported in the same period last year.
