Health systems and other healthcare organizations formed a national coalition Feb. 10 in response to proposed federal loan limits for graduate students. Statutory changes outlined in H.R.1 to cap federal loans for graduate and professional students will establish a $20,500…
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Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has named Caren Lewis, BSN, RN, as chief nursing officer of the 13-hospital system. At MultiCare, Ms. Lewis will work to enhance the organization’s nursing culture, lead strategies to optimize clinical and operational excellence, and…
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mercy Medical Center has named Joe Malas executive vice president and CFO, effective March 30. Mr. Malas currently serves as vice president and CFO of Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth, according to a Feb. 9 Mercy Medical Center news…
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy’s new chief product officer, Lina Scroggins, is stepping into healthcare with a goal familiar to any Google user: Make complex systems feel simple. After nearly two decades at Google, Ms. Scroggins joined Mercy this February to help…
The FDA is urging Novo Nordisk to correct what it said were “misleading” claims the drugmaker made in a television advertisement for its new Wegovy pill. The agency sent a letter to Novo Nordisk Feb. 5, accusing the drugmaker of…
UChicago Medicine cut its nonurgent emergency department visit rates by 45% with a single initiative. The UCM Medical Home and Specialty Care Connection program launched about 20 years ago with the goal of providing patients who visited for nonurgent reasons…
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine’s Chief Technology Officer Tim Calahan, MD, is leaving the health system after four years in the role. Dr. Calahan announced his departure in a Feb. 10 LinkedIn post, stating he was brought into the organization to…
Cleveland Clinic and the PGA Tour have entered a long-term partnership aimed at expanding health, wellness and performance services for professional golfers. Under the agreement, Cleveland Clinic will serve as the official healthcare provider for the PGA Tour and PGA…
Daniel Salazar has been named CFO of San Antonio, Texas-based Northeast Baptist Hospital, according to a Feb. 9 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Salazar served as CFO of Westover Hills Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, according to…
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health plans to open an inpatient rehabilitation unit in spring 2027 at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville in partnership with Brooks Rehabilitation. The 18-bed unit, currently under construction, would be the health system’s first inpatient rehab facility located…