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St. Louis-based Ascension has named Marjorie Clark AVP of back-end revenue cycle, according to a Dec. 16 post on her LinkedIn page.  Ms. Clark joins the health system from Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, where she worked for more than 20…

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian has appointed Julia Iyasere, MD, as senior vice president and chief medical officer, effective Jan. 22. She will succeed Deepa Kumaraiah, MD, who was recently named executive vice president and COO. Dr. Kumaraiah is stepping into…

Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health must pay $1.5 million in estimated claims related to alleged violations of the federal WARN Act, a bankruptcy judge ruled, far short of the $21 million initially sought by plaintiffs, according to the Delco Times in…

After a UCI Health pharmacy pilot exceeded its goal $1.1 million in gross margin by an additional $300,000, the Orange, Calif.-based system approved a $30 million expansion of the project.  Melanie Joe, PharmD, chief pharmacy officer at UCI Health, a…

Rural and community hospitals and smaller health systems are struggling to push their operating margins back into the black, with many continuing to seek strategic partners or acquisitions to ensure access to care. Academic health systems are stepping up.

Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich in Connecticut will receive a $25 million grant recommended by an anonymous donor. The gift will support the hospital’s building fund and is being made in honor of Dickerman Hollister Jr., MD, a retired oncologist…

Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System will assume ownership of CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake (N.D.) — a 25-bed critical access hospital — from Chicago-based CommonSpirit, with the transition set to take place March 1, 2026. Four things to…

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has named Mumtaz Darbar as executive vice president and chief transformation officer. Ms. Darbar joined Penn State Health in 2023 as its first chief clinical and academic integration officer, according to a Dec. 17 health…

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