Matthew Bruderman has been replaced as board chair of East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s. “We thank Matt Bruderman for his service as chairman of the board…
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Mercy Springfield (Mo.) Communities named Nicki Gamet, BSN, chief nursing officer, the Springfield Daily Citizen reported April 30. She will replace Marie Moore, BSN, who was promoted to president of Mercy Washington and Lincoln Communities. In her new role, Ms.…
In this episode of the Becker’s Payer Issues Podcast, Lukas Voss speaks with Whitney Eubanks, VP of Product Management at PointClickCare, about the sharp decline in Star Ratings across major health plans and what it means for the future of…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health broke ground on its new children’s hospital building April 29. Here are four things to know about The Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children’s Hospital: 1. The five-story, 343,000-square-foot, pediatric- and family-centered facility will replace the…
The FDA has approved Zevaskyn, the first gene-modified cellular therapy for treating wounds in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosis, a rare genetic skin disorder. Made by Abeona Therapeutics, Zevaskyn consists of gene-corrected skin grafts made from the patients’ own…
Novo Nordisk said that it will begin offering its popular weight loss drug Wegovy through telehealth companies Hims & Hers, Ro and LifeMD to expand patient access, now that the medication is no longer in short supply, CNBC News reported…
While breast cancer incidence increased between 2018 and 2022, mortality rates for women ages 20 to 49 declined significantly between 2010 and 2020, according to new research presented April 29 at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting. Researchers…
With an aging U.S. population and healthcare workforce, many hospital and health system leaders are focused on building the next generation of leaders to tackle the work ahead. Healthcare executives from across the country recently shared with Becker’s how their…
In this episode of the Becker’s Healthcare Podcast, host Lukas Voss is joined by Corbin Petro, President of Carelon Behavioral Health, to explore the pressing challenges and promising innovations shaping the behavioral health landscape. Corbin shares valuable insights on how…
Facing federal funding uncertainty, a looming workforce shortage and an increasingly aging patient population, cancer center leaders in the U.S. remain undeterred. Their focus remains, as it has for decades, on one mission: to push cancer research and clinical care…