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New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has received approval from the New York State Department of Health to open Long Island’s first adult pancreas transplant program. The program will operate through the Northwell Transplant Institute at North Shore University Hospital…

Amid leadership restructuring, several hospitals and health systems have recently cut, combined or expanded C-suite roles. Becker’s has reported on the following leadership changes — driven by shifting priorities, systemwide realignments, executive exits or workforce reductions — since Feb. 24.…

Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine has rolled out hospital at home, becoming the first health system in Monroe County (N.Y.) to offer the service. CMS approved the health system’s flagship Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester for acute hospital care at home…

Health systems across the U.S. are expanding partnerships with Amazon’s One Medical, citing improved access to primary care, patient growth and lessons learned around digital-first, consumer-oriented care delivery. From Northeast Ohio to the Pacific Northwest, leaders say the collaborations have…

Monticello, Ill.-based Kirby Medical Center has adopted a platform from Switchboard, MD to automate patient communication workflows. The 16-bed hospital trialed a solution where AI voice agents help with prescription refills earlier this year and now plans to deploy conversational…

Joanne Carrocino stepped down Nov. 7 as CEO of Cape May, N.J.-based Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional. The decision came shortly after the one-year anniversary of Cooper University Health Care’s acquisition of Cape Regional Health System, a system spokesperson said…

Jason Douglas, CEO of Lexington Regional Health Center — a critical access hospital in Lexington, Neb. — is raising concerns about how the closure of a Tyson Foods plant will affect the local community and healthcare delivery. Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson…

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare broke ground Dec. 17 on its Millsboro (Del.) Health Campus. The campus will be anchored by a hybrid, freestanding emergency department for children and adults, according to a Dec. 17 news release. The three-story, 48,000-square-foot medical…

As part of a partnership with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, Prime Healthcare’s Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, Calif., has opened a custody care unit for incarcerated patients. While not yet common, some hospitals across the U.S. are…

Shreveport, La.-based Ochsner LSU Health–Regional Urology is notifying patients of a data security incident involving retired systems that may have exposed personal and medical information. The health system identified unusual activity Oct. 10 affecting legacy Regional Urology systems that had…