Bridget Gorman was named COO of Cleveland Clinic Avon (Ohio) Hospital.

The following hospital-union events were covered by Becker's in May:

Several hospital construction projects recently have been completed, announced or advanced. Becker's has reported on these 16 since May 10.

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker's Hospital Review since May 20: 

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling for an expansion of mental health telemedicine, which has proliferated in use during the COVID-19 crisis.

Cleveland Clinic ended the first three months of this year with higher revenue, but rising expenses offset those gains, according to financial documents released May 26. 

A company that aims to prevent medical billing errors will be integrated with a Meditech EHR system.

CMS is investigating hospitals in which a high number of patients likely contracted COVID-19 while seeking care, part of an effort to increase oversight since relaunching routine inspections last year, Politico reported May 26.

The University of Notre Dame has received a $20 million gift to endow the newly created Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health.

Patients' Hospital of Redding (Calif.) closed May 27 after 30 years, according to KRCR. 

Pregnancy-related misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is still highly prevalent in the U.S., according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey published May 27.

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System has named Jeff Limbocker CFO. He will take the role Oct. 3.

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital this week began vaccinating some employees against monkeypox who were in close contact with a patient diagnosed with the virus, The Boston Globe reported May 26.

Several health systems, including Sharp HealthCare and University of California-San Francisco, are planning hospital construction projects costing $1 billion or more. Here are five that Becker's has reported on in May:

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center is accused of violating state law by firing a new employee, along with two executives who helped hire her, over concerns about her political views and activism work, according to the Times Union.

Phil Wheeler has been named CFO of Atrium Health Floyd in Rome, Ga., the health system announced May 27. 

Firearm injuries should be considered a public health crisis, which in turn should receive public health-tailored solutions, argues public health activist Megan Ranney, MD, in a May 26 Atlantic article.

About 7,000 Los Angeles County nurses, who are represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 721, have reached a tentative agreement with the county. 

Hospitals had to move quickly in the last two years to transform their digital assets for better data-gathering, virtual care and operational efficiencies. Data analytics dashboards and automation capabilities that were a "nice to have" in the past became an urgent priority during the pandemic.

Four health systems have been honored with an Aster Award, honoring excellence in healthcare marketing for exceptional advertising campaigns in 2021.