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Arizona system taps revenue cycle VP

Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center has named Ashley Teeters vice president of revenue cycle, according to a July 8 post on her LinkedIn page. 

Washington hospital CEO resigns

John White, CEO and superintendent of Omak, Wash.-based Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic, has stepped down from his role for “personal and professional reasons.”

Idaho health system taps CFO from Steward

Rexburg, Idaho-based Madisonhealth has named Katie Clement CFO, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. 

Mayo Clinic performs 1st larynx transplant in cancer patient

Phoenix-based Mayo Clinic in Arizona performed the third total larynx transplant in the U.S. and the first to be performed on a patient with active cancer.

The value of part-time senior leaders

As hospitals seek growth opportunities, financial strain may limit their ability to hire full-time senior executives to support them in executing on key goals. Enter part-time senior leaders.

'There's no turning back': UVM Health inks generative AI deal

Burlington, Vt.-based University of Vermont Health Network signed a deal with generative AI company Abridge for clinical documentation.

UPMC scrutinized for use of private jet amid layoffs

Less than one year prior to laying off about 1,000 employees, Pittsburgh-based UPMC began leasing a jet estimated to cost about $50 million. The 2023 jet, a Bombardier Global 6500, runs at a pre-owned price of $52 million, according to AVBuyers. 

Half of US counties lack a cardiologist: New study

Nearly 50% of all U.S. counties do not have a single practicing cardiologist, most of which are in rural counties where residents are most in need of higher levels of care, according to research published July 8 in the Journal of the American College o…

Sutter workers approve first contract

Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, who went on strike twice over the past year at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry in Sacramento, Calif., have approved their first labor contract. 

Alaska Regional Hospital to expand emergency medicine services

Officials at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, are hoping to expand emergency medicine services to residents south of the city with construction of a new full-service ER, the hospital announced July 2.