Carnell Cooper, MD, has been named chief medical officer of MUSC Health Orangeburg (S.C.)

Among 182 cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — Atlanta is the best city to start a career, according to an analysis released May 13 by WalletHub.

California is seeking to divert more than $7 billion in funding from the healthcare sector to address a major funding deficit, according to a revised budget proposal released May 10. 

Four EHR companies were named winners of 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Awards.

Instead of typing in 16-digit passwords again and again during their shifts, nurses at a Pennsylvania hospital now just scan their badges.

Amazon is looking to hire leaders with experience in nonprofit healthcare and EHRs, according to recent job postings on the tech giant's website.

Optum's Eugene-based Oregon Medical Group will not enforce noncompete agreements for any departing physicians or advanced practice providers, ABC-affiliate KEZI reported May 10.

Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

Surveyors with the New York State Department of Health issued an immediate jeopardy notice regarding the open-heart surgery program at Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y., hours before the hospital announced it was pausing the procedures on May 8. 

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has tapped Janelle Alfano as director of finance for hospital operations to cover its Northampton County, Pa., market.

Lawmakers are considering removing a provision of the Affordable Care Act that limits expansion and opening of physician-owned hospitals, Medscape reported May 13.

Dignity Health's St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., will close its pediatric unit, effective July 1. 

Here are five hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

From UPMC settling a whistleblower lawsuit to MultiPlan facing multiple suits over alleged price-fixing, here are 10 lawsuits, settlements and legal developments Becker's has reported since April 29. 

St. Louis-based Ascension confirmed that it suffered a ransomware attack. 

Truveta, a 30-plus health system collective focused on digital transformation, named Rod Hochman, MD, its new board of directors chair.

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs and assistant CFOs.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente reported $935 million in operating income for the first quarter up from a $233 million operating income reported in the same quarter last year, according to its May 10 financial report. Its operating margin grew from 0.9% in the first quarter of 2023 to 3.4% in the first quarter of this year. 

Los Angeles, Calif.-based Cedars-Sinai Cancer named Indrin Chetty, PhD, vice chair of research and director of the medical physics division.

Kiana Smith joined Northwestern Medicine two years ago as a Panera Bread employee before becoming a security guard in the emergency department. Time around patients sparked her interest in a clinical role, and thanks to a systemwide program, she achieved the career leap.