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The silver surge: Acute care workforce strategies for healthcare's most critical specialties

America’s aging population is changing what health systems are asked to deliver, and the pressure is landing hardest on the specialties responsible for chronic disease, complex conditions, procedural care and preventive health. Cardiology, vascular care, oncology, gastroenterology, radiology, anesthesiology, primary…

Nov 12, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

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Andrea Leland, MBA, CPRP, System Vice President, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics
Garth Weidmann, Division Vice President, AMN Healthcare
Teague Morton, Vice President, Permanent Placement, AMN Healthcare

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Allegheny Health taps UPMC surgical chief

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has tapped Matthew Holtzman, MD, as chief surgical officer for its Western region. The system’s western region includes AHN Beaver Hospital and AHN Sewickley Hospital, according to a Sept. 23 Allegheny Health Network news release. Dr.…

Prisma to acquire 36 urgent care centers from Novant Health

Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health has agreed to acquire 36 urgent care centers in South Carolina from Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health, expanding Prisma’s outpatient footprint across the state. The locations, formerly operating as Doctor’s Care, are expected to transition to Prisma…

UC San Diego 1st to offer radiation ‘bandage’ for skin cancer

UC San Diego Health has become the first in the country to offer radiation therapy for the treatment of skin cancer through a wearable device. The device — called CivaDerm — operates like a bandage and delivers a prescribed radiation…

Sepsis risk is hardest to read when resources are thinnest

Sepsis asks emergency departments to do two things at once: find the high-risk patients quickly, and avoid dedicating treatment and resources to the patients who don’t need them. Every unnecessary workup occupies a bed, a nurse and a budget line…

Oct 27, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Chadd Kraus, DO, DrPH, CPE, FACEP, Emergency Physician and Vice Chair, Research, Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Nancy Jacobson, MD, Associate Professor; System Director, Quality, Safety, and Experience; Medical Director, Emergency Medicine; Patient Safety and Quality Officer Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
Jamie Aranda, MD, Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin; Medical Director, Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department; System Director, Advanced Practice Providers, Department of Emergency Medicine
Tonya Jagneaux, MD, MSHI, MSA, Chief Quality Officer, Louisiana Quality Network; Chief Medical Analytics Officer, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Dhruvangkumar A. Modi, MD, MPH, Medical Director, ICU, Texas Health Denton; Regional Medical Director, Exceed Healthcare

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Meet the marketing chiefs at 11 Honor Roll children's hospitals

From ad agencies to insurance giants to Wall Street, the marketing chiefs steering the nation’s top children’s hospitals didn’t all start in healthcare — but they’ve ended up running some of its highest-stakes brands. U.S. News & World Report named…

Maine governor presses Prime over nurse suspensions, firings

Twenty nurses at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston have been terminated or suspended in the days leading up to a union election, according to the Maine AFL-CIO, but Prime Healthcare — which acquired the hospital in February — disputes…

Minnesota hospital rebrands as Fairview

Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital in Grand Rapids, Minn., has adopted a new name: Fairview Grand Itasca. The organization announced the change to reflect its longstanding partnership with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and its sister facility, Fairview Range, in Hibbing,…

Jefferson Health gets naming rights to Phillies affiliate’s ballpark

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs have announced a naming rights deal that will rename the team’s Allentown, Pa., stadium Jefferson Park starting with the 2027 season. The ballpark, currently known as Coca-Cola Park, is home to the…

Penn State Health taps 2 transformation and strategy leaders

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has named two new leaders to its transformation and strategy team, according to a Sept. 24 news release. Marthe Haverkamp, MD, PhD, has been named vice president of transformation and Matthew Kemmann has been named…