Oracle has elected the former chief executive of Quest Diagnostics to its board as the software giant aims to expand its healthcare presence. The company unanimously named Stephen Rusckowski to its Board of Directors on Nov. 18. He was president…
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Wailuku, Hawaii-based Maui Health has promoted Penny Koval, MSN, RN, to vice president, assistant CEO and critical access hospitals administrator. In her expanded role, Ms. Koval will continue to lead Kula (Hawaii) Hospital and Lāna‘i Community Hospital in Lāna‘i City,…
Becker’s has reported on at least 180 hospital and health system CEO exits, including retirements and resignations, since Jan. 2. Of those exiting CEOs, roughly 60 resigned without announcing future plans. Here’s where the CEOs who shared next steps are…
President Donald Trump has unveiled an AI project to boost scientific discovery and the nation’s “health security.” President Trump signed an executive order Nov. 24 launching the Genesis Mission, which directs the secretary of energy, assistant to the president for…
The CDC has appointed Ralph Abraham, MD, as principal deputy director, effective Nov. 23, according to an internal agency listing first reported by the Substack column Inside Medicine and confirmed in a Nov. 25 report from The New York Times.…
A federal lawmaker plans to introduce a new bill to Congress that would require hospitals to develop and implement “safe discharge” plans for patients in labor. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., will formally introduce the Women Expansion for Learning and Labor…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health is bringing “joy” back to medicine by offering AI to its roughly 22,000 physicians and advanced practice providers. The 69-hospital network recently became the largest health system ever to win the American Medical Association’s Joy in…
Some days, Gil Peri, president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Children’s Wisconsin, acts as an imaging manager or a mission control director. In 2026, he will spend half a day working in the hospital cafeteria. These temporary roles are part of…
Contigo Health, a company that connects health systems with large, national employers and health plans, is shutting down and laying off 175 employees, according to an Oct. 27 Ohio state WARN notice. Premier, a Charlotte, N.C.-based healthcare data, supply chain…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health recorded an operating income of $442 million (3.2% operating margin) through the third quarter of 2025, up from an operating income of $399 million (3.1% margin) during the same period last year, according to its…