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What perioperative optimization looks like when data, physicians and finance agree

Picture a perioperative program where supply chain decisions, physician preference and financial targets are debated from the same set of numbers rather than three separate ones. That alignment is what separates the systems capturing perioperative improvement from the ones still…

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Dawn Perryman, Associate Vice President, Perioperative Supply Chain Solutions, Vizient, Inc.
René Gurdián Jr., MBA, Vice President, SCM Data Analytics and Transformation, Ochsner Health
Nattie Leger, MSN, RN, LSSBB, Vice President, Supply Chain Value & Clinical Performance, Ochsner Health

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The states where hospitals are competing hardest for growth in 2026

While Florida has seen the most new hospital builds opened or announced in 2026, North Carolina has had the most competition across systems with certificate-of-need proposals, according to a review of Becker’s coverage. The contrast underscores how a state’s certificate-of-need…

US overdose deaths dropped sharply, but funding cuts threaten the gains

In 2024, overall overdose deaths fell 27% in the U.S., dropping from 105,007 deaths in 2023 to 79,384 deaths in 2024, according to a Sept. 3 report from The Commonwealth Fund. Provisional data show approximately 70,000 deaths in 2025. The…

Massachusetts hospital plans ED expansion

Westfield, Mass.-based Baystate Noble Hospital is planning a significant expansion of its emergency department as annual visits surpass 31,000. The project is in the early design phase and will increase the department’s capacity, according to a Sept. 2 news release…

People First: What Psychiatry Taught Me About EHR Go-Lives

In this episode, Rhiannon Doherty, DHA, APRN, Director of Usability and Clinical Optimization at Baptist Health, shares how human-centered design, change management and frontline engagement helped drive adoption during a major EHR communication transition. Moderated by Stephanie Lahr, MD, Chief…

Managing Back-to-School Respiratory Infections

Managing Back-to-School Respiratory Infections In late summer, tens of millions of children throughout the United States return to school, sharing tales of their summer adventures and, inevitably, new germs. Many will develop a cough, sore throat, or runny nose in…

Impact of Timely Respiratory Diagnosis in Decentralized Care Settings

The impact of timely respiratory diagnosis in decentralized care settings As hospitals and health systems across the nation gear up for another potentially unpredictable respiratory season, the importance of timely and accurate diagnosis of respiratory illness once again takes center…

House VA panel subpoenas Oracle's Ellison, Sicilia over $27B EHR deal

The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has voted unanimously to subpoena Oracle co-founder and executive chair Larry Ellison and Oracle co-CEO Mike Sicilia over the VA’s EHR modernization contract. The vote followed Oracle’s withdrawal from a Sept. 2 hearing. Committee…

Hackensack Meridian hospital names chief medical officer

North Bergen, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center has named Calvin Hwang, MD, chief medical officer, effective Sept. 8. Dr. Hwang most recently served as associate chief medical officer and associate chief quality officer at New York-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital, according to…

Texas children's hospital COO steps down after 42 years

Mary Dale Peterson, MD, has stepped down from her role as executive vice president and COO of Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s Hospital after spending 42 years with the organization. She first joined Driscoll Children’s in 1984 as a pediatric…