Robert Boos has shared plans to exit his role as vice president, chief revenue officer at Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health at the end of February, according to a Feb. 14 LinkedIn post. Mr. Boos joined Centra Health in 2020, where…
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One Brooklyn Health just weathered one of New York City’s worst flu seasons in a decade. Its nurses, already stretched thin, had delivered strike notices weeks earlier. Its margins were already in the negative. And its patient population is squarely…
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Alabama’s Senate is considering a bill that would require hospitals to publicly report physician hours in the emergency department. Senate Bill 297 would mandate hospitals to file public, quarterly reports on how many hours a week their ED has a…
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center raised its operating margin to 7.4% in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, up from 3.8% during the same period last year, which executive vice president and CFO Joanna Weiss attributed to a strong team…
Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System plans to more than double the size of its Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Nampa (Idaho) Hospital and build an 80,000-square-foot medical complex. Saint Alphonsus Health System is a member of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health. Becker’s…
A nationwide shortage of breast imaging radiologists is making it harder for women to get timely mammograms and follow-up diagnostic care, according to a new report. The analysis, conducted by Medicus Healthcare Solutions, estimates there are about 7,500 breast imaging…
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Six weeks into 2026, the CDC has confirmed 910 measles cases. If the pace of transmission continues, this year could far outpace the 2,280 cases detected across the U.S. in 2025, as 2026’s total is already 40% of 2025’s. Hospitals…
Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., has named Sharon Zobel, BSN, RN, vice president of patient care and chief nursing officer. Ms. Zobel became interim CNO of the 348-bed hospital in July. She succeeds Karen Gallagher, MSN, RN, who…