Lawrence Furnstahl, executive vice president and CFO of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University, has shared plans to exit his role, effective in December, according to an OHSU employee message from system president Shereef Elnahal, MD, obtained by Becker’s. Following…
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Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health has unveiled its new brand identity after being created through the merger of two Wisconsin health systems. Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health and Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare joined forces in January 2024, creating a $5.8 billion, 19-hospital…
Haverhill, Mass.-based Merrimack Health appointed Diana Richardson as permanent president and CEO. Ms. Richardson had served as interim leader since mid-April, during which she oversaw the unification of Merrimack Valley’s first regional healthcare system, according to an Oct. 9 health…
The city council of Montgomery, Ala., unanimously voted Oct. 7 to approve a non-binding resolution of intent to aid the city’s struggling Jackson Hospital. “No funding was approved,” a spokesperson for the city council said in an Oct. 9 statement…
Healthcare is on the forefront of innovation, but often, it’s the large expensive programs that receive the most attention. Amid financial difficulties, workforce strains and evolving technologies, system leaders are finding and developing more low-cost programs that have an outsized…
The Digital Medicine Society has partnered with Google for Health and more than 30 healthcare, technology and policy organizations to release a new guide to help health systems implement AI responsibly. “The Playbook: Implementing AI in Healthcare,” released Oct. 8,…
Sam’s Club pharmacies are now selling Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy for $499 per month, expanding consumer access to the popular GLP-1 drugs used for diabetes and weight loss. The retailer joins Costco, GoodRx and Novo Nordisk’s NovoCare Pharmacy in…
A Penn Medicine pilot demonstrated the effectiveness of treating certain patients at home instead of admitting them to the hospital. Practical alternatives to hospitalization, or Path — ran from September 2024 to June 2025 at Philadelphia-based Penn Presbyterian Medical Center,…
The Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group, a public-private partnership comprising hundreds of entities such as hospitals and health systems, has released a toolkit to help providers assess and mitigate cybersecurity risks. The Sector Mapping and Risk Toolkit includes…
GoodRx, a platform that tracks prescription drug use and prices across thousands of U.S. pharmacies, has become a popular tool for patients to find discounts and compare cash prices, making its data a useful snapshot of national prescribing trends. Here…