Citing staff shortages and financial woes, Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, is scaling back some behavioral health services, according to KXLY. 

Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's Hospital will host an innovation summit for pediatrics. 

Piedmont Athens (Ga.) Regional Medical Center named Jeremiah Bame, RN, as the hospital's new chief nursing officer May 18. 

University of Houston College of Medicine received a $50 million pledge from businessman Tilman Fertitta, who owns Landry's restaurants as well as the NBA's Houston Rockets, and his family. The school has been renamed the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has named Alex Jahangir, MD, vice president for business development. 

Employees of Naples, Fla.-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System are eligible for new benefits to help pay off existing student debt, pursue additional education and advance their careers.

Michael Korpiel has agreed to serve in a new, expanded role as president of the Dignity Health Greater Sacramento market, according to a leadership update shared with Becker's on May 18.

Telehealth provider MeMD changed its name to reflect its affiliation with Walmart Health. 

Arthur Sampson has agreed to serve as interim president and CEO of Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan, according to a message to staff from Lawrence Aubin Sr., chair of the health system's board.

Cindy Stout, DNP, RN, president and CEO of El Paso (Texas) Children's Hospital, has experience with breaking down gender barriers.

VillageMD has acquired a primary care practice in the San Antonio area, expanding its reach in South-Central Texas.

Denver Health has named Lorena Marquez Zimmer as its first chief impact officer, effective May 16.

A Florida pharmacy owner was sentenced to 14 years in prison over his role in a $174 million fraud scheme, the Justice Department said May 18.

Healthcare employment continues to grow at a moderate pace, mostly in ambulatory care settings, according to a May 17 report by Altarum, a nonprofit research and consulting organization.

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Children's Hospital Colorado recently became the first in the world to implant the newly FDA-approved G-Armor Stent.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute recently became the first to report using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging on a minimally invasive procedure amid the imaging dye shortage. 

Brookwood Baptist Health named Mia Mothershed as its new group marketing director, the health system announced May 13. 

GlaxoSmithKline has renamed its company to simply GSK.