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Why the UHS mission comes first for its HR leader

Maria Zangardi, senior vice president of human resources and corporate officer for King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, makes it her mission to focus on employee engagement and satisfaction.

A Las Vegas hospital's playbook for presidential care

University Medical Center in Las Vegas is Nevada’s only level 1 trauma center and the state’s largest public hospital. With advanced capabilities, it is accustomed to preparing for emergencies and special circumstances, including potential visits from …

MU Health Care CFO 'enthusiastic' about new role, organization growth

Greg Damron has only been in his new role as CFO of Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care for a little over a month, but in that time, he has learned the ins and outs of the organization.

Delta Health names CEO

Jonathan Cohee was named the new CEO of Delta (Colo.) Health after serving as the system’s COO since November.

General Catalyst, Summa Health deal to close by end of 2024

The proposed acquisition of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health by Health Assurance Transformation Corp., or HATCo, is slated to close by the end of 2024, Ideastream Public Media reported July 18. 

PE firms mulling rival R1 RCM bid

Private equity firms TowerBrook Capital Partners and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice are mulling a rival bid to take over R1 RCM, Bloomberg reported July 18. 

Illinois system's future president steps down over health concerns

Kevin England will not assume the president role at Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health due to an unexpected health issue, The State Journal-Register reported July 18.

Viewpoint: Systems overreach on social determinants of health

As oft-cited as social determinant of health investments may be in healthcare discussions and strategy, their causal relationship to health outcomes remains blurry with savings that are often overestimated, according to a brief published in July by The…

The top pediatric cancer hospitals, per US News

Cincinnati Children’s tops U.S. News & World Report’s list of the best pediatric cancer hospitals, according to rankings published July 16.

90% of excess deaths attributed to COVID since 2020

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been 1,277,697 more deaths in the U.S. than anticipated, and almost 90% of these excess deaths were directly attributable to COVID infections, according to a study published July 18 in the Americ…