Lebanon, Ind.-based Witham Health Services has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to join Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health. The 60-bed independent county hospital said the decision to join Parkview comes after consideration by its board of trustees and executive…
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Primary care providers at Cleveland-based MetroHealth are taking steps to unionize with AFSCME Ohio Council 8, according to cleveland.com. Organizers said April 14 that the proposed bargaining unit would include MetroHealth physicians, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses. “We…
Thomas Shaknovsky, MD, a Florida surgeon, was charged April 13 with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of a 70-year-old man during surgery. The Alabama man was vacationing in Florida when he experienced severe pain on his left side,…
West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health is transitioning some IT and revenue cycle functions to third-party vendors, including eliminating 207 IT roles, the system said April 15. The changes, affecting less than 1% of UnityPoint Health’s 31,000-member workforce, are part…
John Raffoul has retired as president of Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles, effective March 31. Mr. Raffoul spent 42 years in healthcare, including 36 years at Adventist Health White Memorial, he wrote in an April 14…
Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital in New York City has appointed Erin Muckey, MD, as vice president and chief medical officer. Dr. Muckey will oversee patient care, quality and growth at the hospital, according to an April 14 news release from…
Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center has appointed Ann Marie Holas-Dryps as COO. Ms. Holas-Dryps joins the 309-bed hospital with more than a decade of healthcare leadership experience, according to an April 14 hospital news release. In her new role, she…
Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Ind., has gone live with a Meditech Expanse EHR system. Four things to know: 1. The system replaces a legacy Meditech platform in place since 1998, according to an April 15 Meditech news release. The…
Joe Britner has been appointed CEO of HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital in Tamarac, effective April 13. Mr. Britner previously served as COO of the hospital from 2021 to 2023, according to a March 17 hospital news release shared with Becker’s.…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has entered into a scientific agreement with Evansville, Ind.-based Mead Johnson Nutrition, an infant nutrition company. Four things to know: 1. The agreement went into effect Jan. 1 and will support research across the lifespan,…