Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health plans to build a 24-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Richmond, Texas, its second announced small-format hospital and second in the greater Houston area. The Richmond hospital will operate as a satellite of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital…
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When Michael Stern became president and CEO of Tower Health, he came in with a clear read on what the system needed — and a plan that addressed those needs on three fronts simultaneously. Mr. Stern, who has served as…
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Xsolis, which develops AI-driven technology for mid-revenue cycle management, has named Lee Rivas as CEO. He succeeds co-founder Joan Butters, effective immediately, according to an Oct. 27 Xsolis news release. Ms. Butters has led the company since 2013. Mr. Rivas…
Columbia, Mo.-based MU Health Care has signed an agreement to acquire Summit Pharmacy in Holts Summit, Mo., with the transaction expected to be finalized in December. Upon completion, Summit Pharmacy will become the 12th community pharmacy in the Mizzou Pharmacy…
The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear two AdventHealth challenges to certificates of need that state regulators awarded to Asheville-based Mission Health, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. The court allowed two petitions for discretionary review from Fletcher…
Bryan Edwards, MD, has been appointed senior vice president of clinical service lines at Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health. “I want to thank Novant Health for a great 17 years and wish them success in the future,” Dr. Edwards wrote in…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health broke ground Oct. 26 on its $1.2 billion Intermountain Health Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada’s first standalone children’s hospital. The roughly 828,600-square-foot hospital, which is expected to open in 2030,…