Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana (Calif.) Medical Center recently named Shalina Steccato, MSN, RN, as its chief nursing officer. Ms. Steccato joined the hospital in 2023 after holding nursing leadership positions at several Los Angeles metro area hospitals, including Dignity Health-California Hospital…
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The Veterans Health Administration stated that 82% of medical centers had severe shortages of practical nurses and 80% were severely short of psychology employees in the past 12 months, according to a Sept. 11 report. The report is the 13th…
West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health selected Jenn Crimmins for the newly created role of executive director of rural health partnerships. Ms. Crimmins most recently served as vice president of clinic operations in the Fort Dodge Market, according to a…
Hospitals and health systems began 2026 with a flurry of executive moves. Since Jan. 1, Becker’s has tracked more than 1,500 leadership changes. Editor’s note: This live page was launched Jan. 2, 2026, and will be updated regularly. Sept. 5-11…
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…
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…