Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has announced plans for construction of a $79 million outpatient center and medical office building.
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North American Partners in Anesthesia announced Kenneth M. Miles as its new executive vice president and CFO.
Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif. has notified 1,500 patients of stolen medical records, according to a Bakersfield News report.
Hospitals ineligible for federal meaningful-use incentives have less than half the rate of adoption of electronic health record systems compared to eligible hospitals, according to a study published in HealthAffairs.
Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center and Loma Linda University Health System have announced Richard Rawson as CEO of its Murrieta medical center, effective April 2.
Cleveland Clinic has announced Brian Harte, MD, FACP, as the new president of South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, effective April 5.
Former CEO of Finger Lakes Health System in Geneva, N.Y., James Dooley has died after suffering a heart attack Feb. 28, according to a Rochester Business Journal report.
The following hospital and/or health system layoffs were announced within the past month. They are ranked by the number of employees affected.
James Wissler, CEO of Lakeside Health System in Brockport, N.Y., has resigned to take a position with a Pennsylvania healthcare organization, according to a Rochester Business Journal report.
Marquette General in Marquette Township, Mich., and Duke LifePoint Healthcare in Brentwood, Tenn., have announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement toward a DukeLifePoint acquisition.