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RWJBarnabas Health hospital names chief medical officer

Victor Almeida, DO, has been selected to be the next chief medical officer at RWJBarnabas Health’s Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, N.J.

Intermountain names president for 2 states

Jim Sheets has been named president of Intermountain Health healthcare operations in Colorado and Montana.

Intermountain's blueprint for reshaping respiratory virus care in 2024

Despite rising respiratory infections nationwide, Kim Bennion, the enterprise director of research and respiratory care at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, is optimistic about what 2024 may hold for respiratory care, thanks in-part to adv…

Hospitals won't see a 'V-shaped recovery'

Hospitals are starting to dig themselves out of a formidable operating trench, but results for the sector still lag far behind pre-pandemic levels, according to Fitch Ratings.

Mark Cuban: CEOs 'waste a sh-tload of money' on healthcare

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has made substantial progress in the healthcare and pharmacy space in nearly four years, and he’s learned a lot about its costs for employers and workers in that time, too. 

5 women making moves in healthcare

The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s this year:

'The current model doesn't work': Illinois hospital CEO on private equity hospital acquisition

As more hospitals continue to be picked up by private equity firms, recent studies have tied these acquisitions to adverse patient outcomes. 

OSU Wexner workers vote to unionize

Patient care associates and psychiatric care technicians at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center in Columbus have voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. 

2 New York systems hit with cease-and-desist letters

In the last month, two New York health systems have received cease-and-desist letters from the state Department of Health.

Police confirm probe at Oregon hospital amid reports of patient deaths

Medford, Ore. police on Jan. 3 confirmed they are investigating medication theft and concerns of adverse patient care at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center — a day after local news outlets reported on allegations from sources at the hospital who say …