Healthcare systems are uniquely positioned to identify nonmedical needs and collaborate with community partners to get those needs met, Airica Steed, EdD, RN, president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth System, told Becker's.

Tara Beth Anderson, MSN, RN, was named president of Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Fla., part of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health.

Jason Harrell, MSN, RN, president of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.-based ECU Health North Hospital, will retire Aug. 8 after a 40-year healthcare career.

Hospital and health system leaders can learn skills to address unprofessionalism with Vanderbilt Health Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy's two-day course this fall.

A cyberattack compromised three employee email accounts at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine, which led to about 56,953 individuals being personally notified.

It's not about independence for the sake of independence for Ken Westman, CEO of Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center.

Among large, publicly-traded health systems, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has seen the biggest growth in total U.S. employee count over the last five years, according to SEC filings.

Among large, publicly-traded health systems, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has seen the biggest growth in U.S. median employee salaries over the last five years and boasted the highest median employee salary in 2023, according to SEC filings.

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health's telehealth journey began in 2018 during what Bill Sheahan, the organization's chief innovation officer and vice president, called the "era of telehealth exploration." 

Fitch upgraded Omaha-based Nebraska Methodist Health System's rating to "A+" from "A."

Cleveland-based MetroHealth is integrating midwifery into its women's healthcare services to support maternal care outcomes and reduce disparities, leaders said July 22. 

Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health and Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare finalized their merger agreement and launched a combined system in January.

Healthcare is most affordable and accessible for women in Vermont and least affordable and accessible for women in Texas, according to a July 18 analysis from The Commonwealth Fund.

Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of HSS Florida in West Palm Beach. The facility is part of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, a leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. 

In September, a 911 call about a cardiac arrest in Clemmons, N.C., might be answered by a drone lugging an automated external defibrillator, KFF Health News reported July 22. 

If you were to follow Lorenzo Brown, president and CEO for Orange City, Fla.-based AdventHealth Fish Memorial and the West Volusia market, on LinkedIn, you would see that his posts exhibit a passion and dedication for improved healthcare leadership.

Marc Boom, MD, has been named chair-elect designate of the American Hospital Association's board of trustees.

William Perno has been named CEO of Springfield-based Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital.

Generative artificial intelligence adoption is the top internal concern for finance chiefs, according to Deloitte's "CFO Signals Survey 2Q 2024." 

As rural hospitals grapple with eroding profits, one Vermont hospital CEO suggested  giving hospitals and clinics in the state access to an Epic EHR system, Valley News reported July 21.