Reginald Munden, MD, DMD, will step down as chair of the Department of Radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston at the end of December 2026. Madelene Lewis, MD, will succeed him as department chair effective Jan.…
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Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health laid off 124 employees and canceled 303 open positions at its flagship academic medical center and Southern Region clinics, the eight-hospital system announced Sept. 15. The eliminations affect Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon and Dartmouth…
Burlington-based University of Vermont Health has begun implementing a workforce reduction affecting 199 positions. Five things to know: 1. The system will create 55 new roles, for a net reduction of 144 roles, according to a Sept. 15 health system…
The FDA has approved an amino acid positron emission tomography drug for brain cancer imaging. The drug — called Pixclara — differentiates recurrent or progressive glioma from treatment-related tissue changes, according to a Sept. 14 news release from the drugmaker,…
Patrick Heins, DNP, RN, will retire as president of ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, N.C., effective Dec. 12. Mr. Heins has spent 30 years at Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health, including the past eight years as hospital president, according to…
ACA insurers requested a median rate increase of 15% for 2027, according to a Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker analysis. However, some states are pushing back — while others are abiding by those requests — as they finalize increases. The set…
Michael Englehart was named president and CEO of Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance, effective Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 15 news release shared with Becker’s. Franciscan Alliance is the corporate entity for the Catholic system that operates under the Franciscan…
A federal judge on Sept. 14 blocked a rule that would cap J-1 and other visas at four years, one day before it was set to take effect. The Department of Homeland Security rule threatened to disrupt training for the…
CMS will add four condition tracks to its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) model starting April 1, 2027, the agency said in a Sept. 15 news release. Six things to know: 1. The expansion adds heart failure,…
Oracle has expanded its fiscal 2026 restructuring plan by approximately $700 million, bringing expected costs to roughly $2.8 billion as the company pursues strategic initiatives and operational efficiencies that include adopting and integrating AI across certain functions. The Sept. 11…