John Manning, PhD, COO and corporate chief of staff for Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health, has shared plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, after more than a quarter century with the system. The news comes after Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, president…
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Stephen Chandler has been appointed president of Winchester (Mass.) Hospital. Mr. Chandler most recently served as CEO of HCA Healthcare Summerville (S.C.) Hospital, according to a March 18 news release from the hospital. Before that, he was COO of HCA’s…
Two health systems seek to combine into a 39-hospital system, and one of the largest health systems in the U.S. is exploring the sale of its health plan. Here are two hospital M&A moves that Becker’s reported during the week…
“Uncertainty” is a healthcare buzzword that has fallen from the lips of many hospital and health system CFOs in recent years — not as a complaint, but as a caution of a condition that must be managed. “The uncertainty makes…
Some nursing homes are adding inappropriate diagnoses of schizophrenia to patient charts to mask their misuse of antipsychotic drugs and inflate their CMS ratings, an Office of Inspector General report found. The report, published March 19, is based on a…
Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System has appointed Robert Winn, MD, as director of the Fox Chase Cancer Center. Dr. Winn will step into the role later this summer, according to a March 19 news release from Fox Chase. He has…
Cost is not the primary barrier keeping Americans from weight loss drugs, despite historically high list prices and inconsistent insurance coverage, according to a March 17 Axios-Ipsos poll. The finding is based on survey responses from a nationally representative sample…
Brian Kellar, a multi-site CEO with Phoenix-based Banner Health, was named senior vice president and president of Wisconsin and Michigan markets at Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. Mr. Kellar will begin the role March 30, providing…
Hospitals reported 14 CEO exits in January — a 40% increase from 10 recorded during the same month in 2025 and up 71% from four recorded in December. The data comes from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ March…
Dylan Clark has been named chief analytics and AI officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health, based in Cincinnati. Mr. Clark stepped into the role Feb. 16. In this role, he will lead the health system’s data, analytics and artificial intelligence…