The estimated flu hospitalization rate for the week ending Oct. 17 is the highest for that point in the season since the 2010-11 flu season, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report. Seasonal flu activity remains low nationally, but test…
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Marcus Luke was named vice president of finance for Fresno, Calif.-based Saint Agnes Health, effective Oct. 12, according to an Oct. 22 news release. Saint Agnes Health is part of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health. Prior to his new role, Mr.…
At Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, developing research discoveries into commercially viable technologies is one way the health system generates financial resources to support its research and community benefit programs. But the system has learned that partnering too early can limit its…
Nonprofit health systems will increasingly pursue mergers and acquisitions with partners they already know, rather than large, transformational deals with unfamiliar organizations, according to Moody’s “Healthcare Quarterly” report published Oct. 21. The report, shared with Becker’s, also found that for-profit…
Healthcare is barreling toward an identity crisis in 2027, driven largely by patients who are taking care decisions into their own hands and skipping the usual routes into the healthcare system, according to an Oct. 14 report from Forrester. Consumers…
Richard Duvall has been appointed CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lakeland (Fla.), a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Mr. Duvall brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience spanning acute care, assisted living and skilled nursing settings, according…
Kevin Sowers, MSN, RN, plans to retire at the end of 2027 as president of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Mr. Sowers has held both positions since 2018, according to an Oct.…
CMS has launched a $275 million recruitment and retention initiative to bring more nurses into nursing homes. In the Nurses for Nursing Homes initiative, nursing students and licensed nurses can qualify for up to $40,000 in student loan repayment, a…
Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has formed the Center of Surgical and Medical Intelligence to develop and rigorously evaluate clinical AI, from the clinic to the operating room. The center sits within the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith…
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health has named Thomas Scott president and COO of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield., effective Nov. 2. Mr. Scott will oversee hospital operations and lead initiatives focused on clinical quality, employee engagement, operational efficiency and financial performance,…