Tony Torres was named COO of Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System, according to an Oct. 12 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Torres served as COO of Poplar Bluff (Mo.) Regional Medical Center. He also served as market…
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Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services will build a $100 million diagnostic laboratory in Roseville, Minn., to meet growing demand for lab services, the The Minnesota Star Tribune reported Oct. 12. Fairview performs about 6 million tests a year in laboratories spread…
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved an expanded scope for Project Health, the future primary teaching hospital for Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, raising the projected cost to $2.75 billion. The board approved the…
California has invested $3.6 million to launch PRIME Rx at the University of California San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the first Programs in Medical Education (PRIME) program at a pharmacy school. It aims to train pharmacists…
Average private health insurance premiums rose 78.4% from 2011 to 2024, and growth in healthcare spending accounted for 91% of that increase, according to a study published Sept. 4 in JAMA Health Forum. Zack Cooper, PhD, an associate professor of…
A long-standing myth may help explain why so many newly graduated nurses leave the profession early. The myth? Practice-ready graduates. The solution? System-level readiness. The term “practice-ready” suggests that a nurse is ready to practice without further education or training…
Here are 24 health systems that have made revenue cycle vice president hires in 2026: 1. Chicago-based CommonSpirit Julie Morgan to system vice president of physician enterprise revenue cycle. 2. Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System named Denise Waters vice president…
Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based nonprofit rehabilitation system, broke ground in early October on an about $50 million rehabilitation hospital in Charleston. Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation at Vandalia Health Charleston Area Medical…
This webinar will examine how Rush transformed an initial commitment to addressing clinician burnout into a broader, enterprise-wide well-being strategy. The discussion will highlight the structural evolution of the program, the critical role of executive leadership sponsorship, and the strategic…
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- Jim Gilligan, Group Vice President, Market Strategy & Growth, American Medical Association
- Eve Poczatek, MBA, SPHR, AVP, Wellness, Experience, Learning & Development, Rush University System for Health
The founder and CEO of Gaithersburg, Md.-based Tiero was indicted in connection with billing insurers more than $100 million for at-home COVID-19 tests while claiming the tests were done in a lab, the Justice Department said Oct. 9. Here are…