After decades of slow progress, a personalized cancer vaccine has shown a clear benefit in a phase 3 trial for the first time. Cancer leaders are now weighing how soon a vaccine built from a patient’s own tumor could become…
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Lexington, Ky.-based University of Kentucky and its affiliated corporation, Ashland Hospital Corporation, which operates Ashland, Ky.-based UK King’s Daughters Medical Center, sued CVS Health on Oct. 27, alleging the company and its affiliates diverted more than $41 million in 340B…
Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that are seeking CFOs and assistant CFOs in recent job listings. 1. Baldwin Health (Foley, Ala.) 2. DeSoto Regional Health System (Mansfield, La.) 3. HCA HealthONE Aurora (Colo.) 4. Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital…
Kimberly Chavalas Cripe, CEO of Rady Children’s Health, plans to transition to a president emeritus role once a new CEO is in place and fully onboarded, the health system told Becker’s. Under the original merger plan for the San Diego…
The pressure on health system executives to move fast on artificial intelligence has rarely been more acute. Vendor pipelines are full, board expectations are rising, and the fear of falling behind is real. Chris Carmody, recently named CIO of Pittsburgh-based…
Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network has named William Moore, MD, chair of its department of radiology, effective Feb. 1, 2027. He will also serve as chair of the department of radiology at Valhalla-based New York Medical College. Dr.…
The cafeteria at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago has reopened after passing a reinspection Oct. 29, the Chicago Department of Public Health and the hospital confirmed to Becker’s. The cafeteria had its license suspended Oct. 16 for a…
In one year, AdventHealth Hendersonville (N.C.) cut 63% of total anesthesia gas emissions, including a 75% cut in nitrous oxide emissions. Physician-led teams at AdventHealth Hendersonville and AdventHealth Polk worked together to eliminate routine use of desflurane, according to an…
HealthSpan Partners, an affiliate of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, signed an agreement Oct. 26 to acquire Brentwood, Tenn.-based ambulatory surgical center operator Surgery Partners. John Starcher Jr., president and CEO of Bon Secours Mercy Health, said the deal is…
Texas is projected to add 10.4 million residents between 2025 and 2050, the most of any state, while Illinois is expected to lose 1.4 million, according to an Oct. 29 WalletHub LinkedIn post. WalletHub’s figures compare 2050 projections from the…