Oroville (Calif.) Hospital and its parent organization, OroHealth, each filed petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Dec. 8 to facilitate a transaction aimed at securing the hospital’s long-term future. The court-supervised process will allow the hospital to continue operations while…
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St. Paul, Minn.-based Gillette Children’s has appointed Kelly Morse Nowicki as executive vice president of operations and COO. Ms. Nowicki brings more than two decades of healthcare leadership experience to the role, including more than 20 years at Rochester, Minn.-based…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has partnered with New Jersey Devils hockey player Jack Hughes on a multi-year initiative encouraging New Jersey residents to stay current on routine checkups and preventive screenings. Under the agreement, Mr. Hughes will serve as…
At The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, our mission has always been clear: to end cancer. Achieving this goal requires more than just groundbreaking research and exceptional patient care — it requires collaboration. Toward this aim, we have…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has named Carrie Owen Plietz as group senior vice president and COO of care delivery. In this newly created role, Ms. Owen Plietz will oversee hospital operations, pharmacy services, nursing, continuum of care, and consumer and…
As 2026 fast approaches and hospital and health systems brace for financial unpredictability, Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health is zeroing in on one unknown occupying many leaders’ minds: the future of ACA subsidies. “It’s hard to know exactly where that’s all…
Data has always played a central role in patient care and medical research. But today, data is driving healthcare transformation at an unprecedented pace. From the rise of EHRs to the emergence of AI, the way we collect, interpret and…
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According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States and the second most common type of cancer. Although updated guidelines have expanded screening eligibility to include around 14 million people each year, only…
Deepa Kumaraiah, MD, was named executive vice president and COO of NewYork-Presbyterian, effective Jan. 22. Dr. Kumaraiah, who joined the New York City-based health system in 2012, is group senior vice president, system chief medical officer and COO of perioperative…