Providence, R.I.-based Brown University Health has named Ashish Misri, MD, chief medical officer of its Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Mass. Dr. Misri will assume the role Jan. 4, according to a Dec. 11 news release from the health…
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Eilidh Pederson has had a front-row seat to rural maternal care, giving her a unique lens into the issue. In July, she gave birth at the very hospital she helps lead. That experience deepened her understanding of the need for…
Hospital leaders today are navigating an environment defined by tight margins, workforce shortages, and capacity strain. Every bed matters. Yet across the country, hospitals are grappling with a persistent challenge: patients who are medically cleared to leave but remain in…
Increased adoption of AI in healthcare has the potential to reduce the administrative burden, improve workflows and personalize the patient experience at scale. But achieving these goals requires improving the integration of siloed technologies and data sources. These were the…
Gregory Passanante, DNP, RN, has exited his role as Northeast market administrator for Shriners Children’s Hospital Philadelphia, a CEO-level role overseeing four facilities. He will become president and CEO of Bancroft, a Cherry Hill, N.J.-based nonprofit serving individuals with autism…
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health has launched a transitional care program that leverages retired and semi-retired physicians to improve access for patients, according to a Dec. 11 article on the American Medical Association website. Many retiring physicians at the system had…
In the One Big Beautiful Bill era, capacity is more than a scheduling concern for hospitals and health systems — it’s a financial imperative. During a recent Becker’s Healthcare webinar hosted by LeanTaaS, executives from University Hospitals (Cleveland), Sutter Health…
UCI Health opened an all-electric hospital Dec. 10 in Irvine, Calif., capping a long-term vision for its $1.3 billion medical campus. The site also includes the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care and the Chao Family Comprehensive…
UT Health Austin (Texas) intends to go live with a new inpatient Epic EHR on the same day it opens its new multibillion-dollar academic medical center. With the net-new implementation, the health system will be able to easily adopt many…
New York City-based Maimonides Health’s new ad takes inspiration from “Wicked,” the latest installment of which is now in theaters. The “Defying Gravity” video, part of the “Brooklyn Kids” campaign for Maimonides Children’s Hospital, gets its name from the famous…