Penny Wheeler, MD, was born at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, the same hospital she has overseen as CEO of Allina Health system since 2014. "I tell people that I've been here for 63 years," she told Becker's in October.
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A recent study has found that the first wave of the pandemic created a gender disparity in journal publishing, with fewer women authoring peer-reviewed papers.
Sen. Marco Rubio said Oct. 19 that he delayed a vote in the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the nomination of Atul Gawande, MD, for assistant administrator of the United States Agency for International Development's Bureau for Global Health.
CommonSpirit Health announced Oct. 20 that it is launching the CommonSpirit Equity Impact Scholarship, a $3 million program to support and create opportunities for diversity in healthcare leadership.
Oregon State Hospital advisory board officials are seeking answers from the Salem-based hospital's leader after concerns have been raised about the treatment of a Black patient, a Black nurse and a transgender patient, the Lund Report reported Oct. 20.
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Some Missourians are accusing a new hospital's name of cultural appropriation, which has been named after a late civil rights leader and shuttered hospital for Black St. Louis residents, St. Louis Public Radio reported Oct. 21.
Several healthcare organizations have closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or prevent patient care lapses.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun a search for a new undersecretary of health for the Veterans Health Administration.
Four health insurance executives recently shared their top goals and priorities as they lead their organizations out of the pandemic. Here is what they told Becker's:
CMS Innovation Center on Oct. 20 unveiled five strategic objectives to drive healthcare transformation, improve health equity, reduce costs and engage payers and providers.