Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has shared plans to close its Germantown (Md.) Emergency Center July 1, pending state approvals. All affected employees have been offered to stay at Adventist HealthCare to serve patients in Rockville, Md., or at the health…
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Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health has saved more than 600 hours on manual review over the past nine months after adopting Epic’s Aura platform, the American Medical Association reported. Aura connects health systems to specialty labs and device manufacturers, replacing previously…
In this episode, Dr. Kara Odom Walker, Chief Medical Officer for Aetna Medicaid, discusses a new collaboration with National Association of Community Health Centers to improve hypertension control in underserved communities. She shares how data, community partnerships, and addressing social…
In this episode, Ada Demir, Vice President of Supply Chain at Dartmouth Health, joins the podcast to discuss the growing challenge of remaining within budget in today’s healthcare environment. She shares how C-suite alignment is critical to managing supply chain…
DeAnn Marshall, executive vice president and chief external affairs officer at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital, announced her retirement in a Feb. 27 LinkedIn post. Ms. Marshall also serves as president of the Children’s National Hospital Foundation, according to her…
Providence Executive Vice President and CFO Greg Hoffman will retire in June after more than 10 years with the health system, including the past five as CFO. Mr. Hoffman’s departure comes as the 51-hospital system — which operates facilities across…
Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare is opening an obstetric hospitalist program. The new program is designed to improve patient safety and provide better work-life balance for community physicians, who the hospital previously relied on being on call for its OB needs,…
Silver City, N.M.-based Gila Regional Medical Center named Erin Winters operating room director, National Today reported March 8. Ms. Winters will begin her role at the county-owned hospital March 9. She helped open a surgical center in the Navajo Nation,…
Henrico, Va.-based Select Specialty Hospital is planning to build an inpatient medical rehabilitation unit, Richmond BizSense reported March 9. The 60-bed, long-term care hospital is planning to build the 16-bed unit in a 6,400-square-foot space within the hospital. The project…