1. Promise fades for more paying patients. The health reform bill was going to vastly expand the number of paying patients, but hospitals still would have had to wait three or four years to see a big spurt in paying…
Executive Moves
Provisions to postpone a Medicare fee cut for physicians and possibly other health-related measures have been removed from the Senate jobs bill, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Chuck Hofius, former CEO of Perham (Minn.) Memorial Hospital will return to the hospital to serve as CEO once again, according to a report by the Detroit Lakes Tribune.
Novi, Mich.-based Trinity Health has named Benjamin Carter as its new CFO, effective March 1, according to a report by Crain's Detroit Business.
Douglas Moyer began his new role as CEO of Spartanburg, S.C.-based Mary Black Health System in November, previously serving as COO of Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Va. Since becoming CEO of the 209-bed MBHS, he has focused his…
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Erik Thorsen is the new CEO at 49-bed Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Ore., taking over from Terry Finklein, who retired after 20 years, according to a report by the Daily Astorian.
William Brown, president and CEO of Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, Ill., will resign at the end of the month, according to a report by the Daily Herald.
Frank Barrett, CFO of Miami-based Jackson Health System, has announced that he will retire in May, according to a report by the Miami Herald.
Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health has named Robert J. Rogalski as its new permanent CEO, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Dan Rabideaux, CFO of Blue Earth, Minn.-based United Hospital District will resign, effective Feb. 15, according to a report by the Faribault County Register.