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Digital health funding hits multiyear low

In the third quarter, the digital health sector secured $800 million in funding and 60 new deals, marking a multiyear low since 2020, according to a Dec. 13 report from PitchBook. 

Maine hospital names CEO

Houlton (Maine) Regional Hospital has named Shauna Cameron CEO, according to a press release published in The Piscataquis Observer Dec. 14. 

9 executive appointments at Providence in 2023

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is a 51-hospital system with 117,000 caregivers in five states.

Washington charity care rulemaking drags on

More than 40 organizations penned a letter to the Washington Department of Health expressing their concern about the hold up on its rulemaking process for charity care — free or discounted hospital services provided to people who are financially eligib…

9 hospitals, health systems raising workers' pay

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay since Oct. 18. 

AdventHealth breaks ground on $271M hospital

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth broke ground on a new $271 million 80-bed hospital, Orlando Business Journal reported Dec. 14.

Providence taps service area CEO

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has named William “Bill” Calhoun CEO of its Montana service area. 

Mississippi system drops 'interim' from CEO's title

Laurin St. Pe was chosen as the permanent CEO of Singing River Health System in Ocean Springs, Miss., NBC affiliate WXXV reported Dec. 14.

12 drugs now in shortage

A quarter of the nation’s current drug shortages are more than five years old, and a slight majority are at least two years old. 

Yale New Haven sale key to Prospect hospitals' survival, CEO says

The sale of three Connecticut hospitals to Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings is “urgent,” according to a letter obtained by the CT Mirror.