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Hospital still recovering from cyberattack 2 ½ years later

An Indiana hospital is still dealing with the fallout of a cyberattack 2 1/2 years after it happened, WTHR in Indianapolis reported.

McLaren operating income down 5.6% in first half of FY 2024

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care posted an operating income of $44.5 million in the first half of fiscal year 2024 down from an operating income of $47.1 million over the same period last year, according to its May 14 financial report. 

3 CEO retirements in 2 weeks

Becker’s recorded three health system CEOs’ retirement announcements between April 25 and May 9: 

ASHP Foundation names CEO

On June 4, Kelly McCormick-Sullivan will assume leadership of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ philanthropic organization. 

Hospitals 'learning as we go' with virtual nursing

Health systems are working out the kinks with virtual nursing, with some hospitals discovering the care model doesn’t work for all its hoped-for uses, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Florida hospital establishes electrophysiology program after $10M donation

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center established the Elliot Family Center for Cardiac Electrophysiology thanks to a $10 million donation, CBS12 reported May 13.

Missing payments increase for hospitals: Report

During the first quarter of 2024, hospitals and health systems across the nation experienced a rise in payments that were either delayed or missing, a report from Strata Decision Technology found. 

UNC taps hospital CFO from Bon Secours Mercy Health

UNC Health Lenoir, a 199-bed hospital in Kingston, N.C., has appointed Bharadwaj “Brad” Mantha vice president and CFO, effective June 10, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.

Healthcare workers call for greater enforcement of New York clinical staffing law

Unionized healthcare workers came together May 13 to address New York state’s clinical staffing law, which they say is not being enforced aggressively enough by the New York State Department of Health.

Intermountain expands central lab to reduce testing costs

Intermountain Health’s central lab in Murray, Utah, has expanded and nearly doubled in size to help lower testing costs and improve lab services for patients and the system’s hospitals in the region.