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Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health and Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health finalized a managed services agreement on Nov. 11 to enhance Riverview’s care commitment in Hamilton County, Ind. Under the partnership, the two parties will work to expand service access, support…

As Chip Kahn, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, prepares to step down at the end of 2025 after 24 years in leadership, he is sounding the alarm on several complex but consequential policy shifts reshaping the…

Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital — part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare — has appointed Shesh Rao, MD, chief medical officer.  Dr. Rao will step into the role Nov. 17. He joins HCA from St. Louis-based Ascension, where he served as…

Massachusetts hospitals have reduced full-time job vacancies from 19,000 in 2022 to 13,600 in 2024 — a 28% drop, according to a Nov. 10 report from the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association. The report is based on a hospital survey…

Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital’s plan to close its inpatient children’s unit is drawing scrutiny from local pediatricians and county health officials, The Press Democrat reported Nov. 10. The hospital, part of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, shared plans in October to…

The U.S. must treat its prescription drug supply as a national security issue and bolster supply chain resilience through targeted investment, coordination and quality improvements, according to a Nov. 10 report stemming from a workshop hosted at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins…

Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network and the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University have launched a 38-foot mobile medical unit to expand care across the system’s 40-county service area. The “Marco” unit debuted Nov. 10 and houses…

Lee Health, based in Fort Myers, Fla., is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its conversion from a public entity to a private, nonprofit health system. The move aimed to strengthen local control and expand access to care across Southwest Florida.…

The Joint Commission has selected Arjun Srinivasan, MD, to serve as deputy chief medical officer; he will lead initiatives to improve quality and safety. Dr. Srinivasan is a physician-scientist with more than 25 years of experience in public health and…