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Pat Gerveler, CFO of Blessing Health System in Quincy, Ill., has been with the organization for 20 years now, and the health system is amidst one of its most stable financial periods.

Healthcare real estate investment trusts raised a record $7.5 billion in capital in the first six months of 2012, outpacing previous record years, according to an analysis by Jones Lang LaSalle.

This past September, Omaha, Neb.-based Alegent Health and Creighton University officially became Alegent Creighton Health, and CFO Scott Wooten oversees the financial direction of the entire 10-hospital system.

The American Hospital Association's political action committee reported spending $968,000 on advertisements in support of Republican incumbent representatives in four states who have voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a report from The Center…

The tight presidential election is forcing the healthcare industry, especially private payors, to consider the implications of potential policy changes under both candidates, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Health insurer WellPoint, based in Indianapolis, announced that Angela Braly has resigned as president and CEO.

Fairview Health Services, based in Minneapolis, is seeking city approval to use $53 million in bonds for capital projects, according to a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal report.

The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy has released its AHP Standards Manual, which provides structured standards for accurately measuring and reporting charitable giving to non-profit hospitals and other healthcare organizations.

The U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight on Thursday held a second in a series of hearings on tax-exempt organizations, according to an AHA News Now report.

The American Hospital Association is calling on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to provide funding in fiscal year 2013 for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, patient-centered outcomes research and programs to improve access to healthcare, according to an…