M. Madan Babu, PhD, has been appointed the inaugural chief data scientist of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

Rami Nelson, DNP, MSN, RN, was named chief quality and health equity officer of Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Health System.

Amy Crouch has been named CFO of Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health.

Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health has broken ground on a $240 million expansion of its Mullica Hill campus. 

Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health are partnering on digital transformation.

Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Medical Center & Clinics has officially joined Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System.

In late September, 133 nurses at Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital voted "no confidence" in Chief Nursing Officer Michelle Diaz, BSN, RN, and demanded her dismissal. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have given the state's attorney general the authority to review and veto private equity healthcare deals deemed bad for patients and consumers, NPR affiliate KQED reported Sept. 30. 

Labor and delivery services will return to WVU Medicine Uniontown (Pa.) Hospital in early 2025, following their termination in 2019.

From 2012 to 2021, breast cancer incidence has risen 1%, with steep increases among young women and Asian American/Pacific Islander women, according to the American Cancer Society. 

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to roll out a multimillion dollar advertising campaign focused on healthcare in response to former President Donald Trump's calls to repeal the Affordable Care Act, NBC News reported Oct. 1. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted an operating income of $168.3 million (2.2% margin) in fiscal 2024, up from an operating income of $51.7 million (0.8% margin) in 2023, according to its Sept. 30 financial report.  

Two Michigan hospitals had the highest excess readmission ratios for heart attack patients in the U.S. between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2022, according to CMS data released July 31.

Shane Strum brings a range of healthcare experience and now finds himself in a unique position: serving as the CEO of one health system while also acting as the interim CEO of another.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health and Ascension Michigan have officially launched their joint venture to improve healthcare access, experience and outcomes. 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has completed the sale of its 70% majority ownership interest in Birmingham, Ala.-based Brookwood Baptist Health to Orlando (Fla.) Health. 

Moffitt Cancer Center patients will soon have access to on-demand virtual care services. 

A new Connecticut law provides home healthcare workers with greater protections when visiting patients, NBC Connecticut reported Sept. 30.

St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine researchers found that fidaxomicin, a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection, has increased in use but "remains underutilized."

Patients continue to use telehealth because of the convenience and speed of care but its biggest barriers include connectivity issues and lack of services, according to J.D. Power.