In this episode, Perry Sham, Chief Financial Officer at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, joins the podcast to discuss managing rising healthcare costs and identifying opportunities for growth through joint ventures and strategic partnerships. He also shares his perspective on…
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A retired chief philanthropy officer and four other former employees at Renton, Wash.-based Providence filed a lawsuit April 17 against the system, alleging the organization failed to monitor retirement plans that lost nearly $70 million in five years. The lawsuit alleges…
This episode features Chuck Porth, CEO at Uncompahgre Medical Center. Here, he discusses his career journey, how healthcare is evolving in rural areas, what initiatives he is currently focusing on, and more.
Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health recorded an operating loss of $33.9 million (-0.5% operating margin) in 2025, an improvement from a $494.3 million loss (-8.3% margin) in 2024, driven by a significant reduction in legal settlement costs. In 2025, Endeavor incurred…
After a critical access hospital in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., redesignated all 25 acute care beds to a “swing” status, nurses have raised patient safety concerns, according to an April 19 report from the Cascadia Daily News. In March, Washington state approved…
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and its insurer arm, Jefferson Health Plans, are reckoning with GLP-1 costs for its members and 65,000 employees. “Many insurers, including Medicaid programs in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, have been forced to restrict or discontinue coverage due to…
When Rob Allen, CEO of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, thinks about navigating an environment of relentless change, he returns to a story from his childhood on a Wyoming dairy farm and a near-disaster with cattle in 60-below-zero cold. Calves…
The American Hospital Association and other groups have filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to grant en banc review of a decision invalidating West Virginia’s 340B contract pharmacy law. The request follows…
Healthcare CIOs say AI and platform strategies are forcing a fundamental rethink of IT team structures, shifting roles away from infrastructure and support toward data, product and governance functions. For years, many IT organizations were built around maintaining infrastructure, managing…
Steven Hanks, MD, president and CEO of Trinity Health New York, is assuming expanded system leadership responsibilities that include Hartford, Conn.-based Trinity Health of New England. Montez Carter will continue to serve as president and CEO of Trinity Health of…