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Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has named Susan Collins as vice president of its venture capital arm, Geisinger Ventures. Ms. Collins announced the new role in a Jan. 5 LinkedIn post. She will be responsible for strategic partnerships, commercialization and building an…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas has appointed five leaders across its hospitals, according to a Jan. 5 LinkedIn post from President and CEO Fahad Tahir. Eric Paul was named president of Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, Tenn.…

Juries are increasingly awarding “nuclear verdicts,” or those surpassing $10 million, in medical malpractice lawsuits, according to the American Medical Association.  The average amount of the top 50 medical malpractice verdicts has significantly increased in recent years, the AMA said…

Doug Hoban has been named interim CFO of Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Prior to his new role, Mr. Hoban served as CFO of Salem (Mo.) Memorial District Hospital. He also served as…

Charles Mullins, MD, a cardiologist and longtime healthcare leader in Texas, died Dec. 4 in Austin at age 91, according to an obituary published in The Dallas Morning News. Dr. Mullins served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air…

Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth has named Benny Stover senior vice president of finance and CFO, effective Jan. 5. Mr. Stover comes to the role with almost 30 years of healthcare financial leadership experience, according to a Jan. 5 TidalHealth news release.…

Members of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West plan to begin a five-day strike Jan. 12 at six KPC Health hospitals across Southern California, according to a Jan. 5 news release from the union. The union represents approximately 1,623 front-line workers —…

Rich Rogers has retired from his role as senior vice president and CIO of Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health. Mr. Rogers worked at the now-18-hospital system for over 13 years. He also served as senior vice president and CIO at Rockledge,…

Springfield-based Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital and Medical Group became a network partner of Mercy Health in the Springfield region on Nov. 7. Under the partnership, the hospital will maintain inpatient and outpatient surgical services, with enhanced resources, expanded collaboration opportunities…

Owens & Minor has rebranded as Accendra Health following the $375 million sale of its healthcare services and products division to a private equity firm. The Richmond, Va.-based healthcare supply company completed the sale and name change Dec. 31, according…