St. Louis-based Mercy recorded an operating income of $500.8 million (4.5% margin) for fiscal year 2026, up from $21.4 million (0.2% margin) in fiscal 2025, according to its Sept. 11 financial report. Four things to know: 1. Mercy reported total…
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Melanie Burgess, vice president of perioperative services and executive director of the Center for Perioperative Medicine at University of Tennessee Medical Center (UT Medical Center), helps oversee surgical operations at a 740-bed Level I trauma center in Knoxville. The organization…
Mike Ostrander is exiting his role as CFO of Gloversville, N.Y.-based Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home, according to a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post from the hospital. Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home is a full-service, 74-bed acute care hospital…
Andrew Gnann has been appointed president and CEO of Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside in Jacksonville, Fla., effective Sept. 14. Mr. Gnann currently serves as president of Ascension Seton Williamson in Round Rock, Texas, according to a Sept. 10 health system…
Elise Cutter plans to step down as CEO of Anacortes, Wash.-based Island Health after five years in the role. Ms. Cutter has been with Island Health for more than 20 years, according to a Sept. 10 news release from the…
From announcing plans to drop prior authorization requirements for 1,700 services to facing a lawsuit from the Maryland attorney general, here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since Aug. 26: 1. Ujjwal Ratan…
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is planning to build a $30 million testing facility in Southaven, Miss. The lab will perform diagnostic testing for hospitals and other clients from the new site, which is expected to create 234 new jobs, according to…
The founding director of Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, Max Wicha, MD, will retire and move to emeritus status Oct. 31. Dr. Wicha joined the University of Michigan in 1980 and founded the cancer center in 1986,…
Jessica Oswald has been named chief administrative officer of Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska, effective Oct. 5, according to a Sept. 10 news release. In her new role, Ms. Oswald will provide executive leadership and operational oversight across…
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF St. Francis Medical Center confirmed that its Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services, Jennifer Croland, DNP, RN, is no longer employed at the hospital, 25 News reported Sept. 10. “We appreciate her contributions…