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Nine employees in Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital’s anesthesiology department turned in their resignations after the chief anesthesiologist’s firing, according to a Nov. 17 report from The Post-Standard. The hospital’s former chief of anesthesiology, Xi Yang, MD, filed a lawsuit Nov.…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has launched the Advocate Health National Center for Clinical Trials, a systemwide initiative it says will create the nation’s largest and most inclusive clinical trial network. The new center aims to make clinical research part of…

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health’s board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $50 million. “With a strong balance sheet and significant financial capacity, we are well positioned to act decisively when market conditions present attractive opportunities,”…

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care has named Howard Kung vice president of mid-revenue cycle, according to a Nov. 15 post on his LinkedIn page.  Mr. Kung joins Stanford from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, where he served as senior director…

Peter Wright, president and CEO of Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt., has departed from the role. Mr. Wright and the board of directors “have mutually agreed that now is the right time for a leadership transition,” according to…

Marc Mertz was appointed CEO of Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Health, effective Dec. 22. Mr. Mertz succeeds Gary Herbst, who is retiring after more than three decades with the  publicly-owned community healthcare organization. Mr. Mertz has been Kaweah Health’s chief strategy…

Phoenix-based Banner Health recorded an operating income of $338 million (2.8% operating margin) through the first three quarters of 2025, up from $198 million (1.8% margin) during the same period last year, according to its Nov. 17 financial report.  Banner…

President Donald Trump recently scaled back tariffs on certain food products and reached a new trade deal with Switzerland to lower the country’s levy rate in exchange for U.S. economic investments. Four things to know: 1. President Trump signed an…

Steve Arner, president and CEO of Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic, a nonprofit health system serving nearly 1 million patients in the southwest part of the state, recently shared his thoughts on innovation’s role in shaping patient experience, workforce development and…

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