Sabetha (Kan.) Community Hospital has appointed Jennifer Ploeger as COO. Ms. Ploeger most recently served as the hospital’s communication and community outreach coordinator, according to a Nov. 26 Facebook post from the hospital. She began her career at Sabetha Community…
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The rural family physician workforce shrank 11% from 2017 to 2023, marking an ongoing shortage in primary care access, according to a study published in November in the Annals of Family Medicine. Lead author Colleen Fogarty, MD, professor and chair…
Don King was appointed CEO of Ascension St. Vincent in Indiana, part of St. Louis-based Ascension. Mr. King will join Ascension St. Vincent Jan. 1, overseeing more than 15,000 employees, 19 hospitals and more than 300 care sites, according to…
Healthcare is facing a delicate balancing act; systems are striving to elevate care, sustain their workforces, and stay financially viable — all at once. That reality is reshaping what progress looks like inside hospitals and health systems. Efficiency has become…
A lease between Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Health System and Bristow (Okla.) Hospital Authority was approved Nov. 25 by the Bristow City Council. Under the transition, Saint Francis will take over Bristow-based Carrus Lakeside Hospital in February 2026 to ensure…
Several health systems are making major bets on new Epic EHR platforms and expect to see substantial returns, with leaders pointing to application consolidation, efficiency gains and reduced administrative burden as key drivers. Minot, N.D.-based Trinity Health expects its Epic…
New York City-based Montefiore Health System recorded an operating loss of $103.7 million (-1.6% operating margin) through the third quarter of 2025, down from an operating income of $147.4 million (2.3% margin) during the same period last year. “Loss of…
Decatur (Ill.) Memorial Hospital has named Brandon Koser, DO, chief medical officer. Dr. Koser previously served as medical director of the 280-bed hospital’s emergency department, according to a Dec. 1 news release shared with Becker’s. He is also an executive…
This podcast continues the important conversation on osteoporosis, shining a spotlight on how health systems can leverage features within their Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems to improve care for postmenopausal osteoporosis patients. Christen Buseman, Health Systems and Key Accounts Marketing…
On this episode, Thomas Hutchinson, Administrator of the Surgery Center of Central Florida, joins the podcast to discuss the trends he’s watching—including staffing challenges and impacts of government shutdowns—as well as electrophysiology ablations in the outpatient setting and opportunities for…