Valencia County (N.M.) leaders are dealing with the fallout from a $2.02 million email phishing scam that impersonated a construction firm contracted to build the new Los Lunas-based Valencia County Hospital. Plans for the hospital were shared in April 2024.…
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Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health has named Adam Baggs, EdD, president of Baylor Scott & White All Saints Health Foundation. Dr. Baggs joins the foundation from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, where he served in senior development roles…
Two health systems have joined several companies in urging the state of Michigan to continue its participation in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health signed on to a March 18 letter…
Verily has raised $300 million in a new investment round and is restructuring its ownership as it looks to advance its precision health strategy. The Dallas-based company said the funding round was led by Series X Capital, with participation from…
New York state has launched a pilot program to integrate firearm access and injury risk screening into emergency department visits. The initiative, supported by a $1.5 million investment from the New York State Office of Gun Violence Prevention, expands New…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health and Minneapolis-based Allina Health signed a letter of intent March 17 to form a 39-hospital system spanning California, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Under the proposed deal, Allina Health would become Sutter Health’s Upper Midwest division while retaining…
Todd Roberts, CFO of Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H., a member of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health, has detailed the complexities surrounding a strategic partnership with the health system’s 340B program. Mr. Roberts, who joined the hospital in April 2025,…
Healthcare workers at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice in Mount Laurel, N.J., and Inspira Health in Mullica Hill, N.J., have voted to join the Health Professionals and Allied Employees in separate National Labor Relations Board elections. The vote at Samaritan covers…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services is continuing to execute its growth strategy, with a focus on outpatient and behavioral health expansion, President and CEO Marc D. Miller told Becker’s. The system’s recent plan to acquire online behavioral health…
Twelve Democratic senators signed a March 19 letter detailing their plan for health insurance reforms. The letter said Senate Finance Committee Democratic staff will design policies to elevate affordability, break down barriers to accessing insurance and rein in insurance companies.…