Southwest Healthcare has named Darlene Wetton group vice president, California, overseeing its facilities across the state's Southern region. 

The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year:

From hospital construction projects to launching hospital-at-home programs, here are how six health systems are spending donation funds, as reported by Becker's since April 11: 

When Jonna Jenkins, DNP, arrived at Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Hospital in 2022, she was shocked to learn that the facility did not have a strong relationship with the town's community college.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is the first health system in the U.S. to implement Epic on a large scale on Mac platforms, and the move has had substantial cost savings and environmental benefits, Scott Smiser, chief technology officer for the health system, told Becker's.

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health recently promoted Stephanie Goldman, PharmD, from a hospital pharmacy leadership role to a systemwide job. 

On average, a male physician practicing full-time in the U.S. earned about 29% more than a female counterpart in 2023.

Hospital pharmaceutical costs marginally decreased in 2023 because of the lessened need for COVID-19 drugs, but overall healthcare spending on drugs grew 13.5% — largely because of weight loss medications, a new study found. 

Eight health systems were named finalists for PR Daily's 2024 Social Media & Digital Awards.

Hospitals reported eight CEO changes last month, marking a 47% decrease from February.

Walgreens is expanding its specialty pharmacy offerings, including gene and cell therapy services, the company said April 25. 

Brian Tabor plans to step down from his role as president of the Indiana Hospital Association.

Oklahoma City-based OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center is expanding to the northeastern part of the state.

The majority of U.S. adults say they've had a recent annual physical exam, but among those who haven't, scheduling issues were the most common barrier, according to new survey findings from U.S. News and World Report. 

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Virtual Care is shutting down, Endpoints News reported April 24.

Advocate Aurora Health, now part of Advocate Health, plans to sell a remote patient monitoring company it acquired for $290.7 million.

Contract provisions that stick nurses with the cost of training programs if they leave or are terminated before their contracts are up will largely be prohibited under the Federal Trade Commission's April 23 ruling to ban noncompete agreements — a decision National Nurses United is applauding.

More than half of patient portal messages written by artificial intelligence did not require any further editing, but the messages that did posed a risk to patients, according to a study at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has to face a class-action lawsuit claiming its patient portal shared data with Facebook and other third-party companies, Bloomberg Law reported.

The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year: