Rural hospitals play a vital role in bringing high-quality care to patients in remote areas, eliminating the need for long travel while ensuring excellent healthcare access close to home. At the helm of these essential institutions are CEOs who wear…
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Nabla, a leading provider of clinical AI assistants, has raised an additional $70 million in Series C funding, which brings total funding to $120 million, according to a company news release. The company said its AI assistant is currently used…
UnitedHealthcare is looking to expand its executive team with the addition of three new CIO roles. Each position will lead in advancing software and infrastructure development and developing AI strategies, according to the company’s website. The available roles include: Jennifer…
Becker’s is proud to recognize 209+ women presidents and CEOs leading hospitals and health systems across the nation. These inspiring leaders are champions of expanding care access, advancing equity and inclusion, and driving meaningful improvements in how healthcare is delivered.…
The American Medical Association has established a new policy that aims to increase transparency and trust in AI tools used in clinical care. The policy was approved during the AMA’s annual meeting and requires that AI tools be explainable while…
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Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has expanded its leadership roster by promoting Tonya Smith, PharmD, to COO and Chris Rucker to chief administrative officer. Dr. Smith, previously senior vice president of Acute Care and president of Winchester Medical Center, will now…
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center-Lexington is beginning a $2.7 million expansion of its hematology oncology clinic and infusion center, The Dispatch reported June 10. The expansion will help the cancer center, which opened in 2008, meeting growing care…
Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health is planning to open a $60 million rehabilitation hospital in Daytona Beach, Fla., the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported June 9. Encompass will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new facility June 11, with the goal of…
Igho Ofotokun, MD, will join University Hospitals in Cleveland as chair of the department of medicine and physician-in-chief, effective Oct. 1, 2025. Dr. Ofotokun currently serves as the Grady distinguished professor of medicine at Emory University’s School of Medicine in…
Reviving Rural Health Care: Regulatory Fixes Can Save Small Town Emergency Hospitals More than 140 rural hospitals in the U.S. have closed since 2010. That’s more than one hospital per month for over a decade—leaving entire counties without lifesaving care.…