Author: Madeline Ashley

Jeff Harrington, CFO of Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, is sounding the alarm on the glaring challenges that pediatric healthcare currently faces. Among the biggest challenges is potential Medicaid cuts. With roughly 50% of Children’s Hospital Colorado’s patients covered by…

Melanie Wilson, who recently stepped into the role of interim CFO at Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health, is keeping a close eye on the changing healthcare landscape at a time when federal and state policy shifts loom.  Ms. Wilson told Becker’s…

Traci Morris, CFO of Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health, will retire July 18, a spokesperson for the system confirmed to Becker’s May 13.  Melanie Wilson, Essentia Health’s senior vice president of revenue services, is currently serving as interim CFO for the…

Edison, N.J.-based  Hackensack Meridian Health plans to restructure leadership ahead of the system’s COO Mark Stauder’s retirement, according to a May 13 news release shared with Becker’s. Mark Sparta will succeed Mr. Stauder as COO, effective July 2. Prior to…

Renton, Wash.-based Valley Medical Center said it will make service consolidations and other changes to 50% of its workforce over the next two months due to financial challenges, state and federal government uncertainties, and private sector reimbursement. The news comes…

CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia (Mo.) has named Brittany J. CFO, according to a May 9 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. J. served as senior director of finance and controller of Columbia-based MU Health Care.  She has also…

In mid-April, Christopher Wyatt was named system COO of Johnstown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Health System. With a focus on operational efficiency and human-centered care, Conemaugh has more than 3,500 employees and over 350 physicians and advanced practice providers. It comprises multiple…

Allison Viramontes plans to exit her role as CFO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, according to a May 10 LinkedIn post.  Ms. Viramontes served in the health system’s Phoenix and Scottsdale area for five years, according to her LinkedIn page.…

Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health has shared plans to lay off 612 employees within its insurance division by July 8, according to a May 8 WARN notice.  In late February, Carle Health’s subsidiary, Health Alliance, and Southern Pines, N.C.-based FirstCarolinaCare said…

John Whyte, MD, has been named CEO and executive vice president of the American Medical Association, effective July 1.  Dr. Whyte will succeed James Madara, MD, who will end his 14-year tenure as CEO of AMA once his contract ends,…