Hartford, Ky.-based Ohio County Healthcare has named Medline as its prime vendor, providing the 15-facility health system access to the company’s medical-surgical products and distribution capabilities. The transition includes sterile procedure packs, wound care products and gloves, according to an…
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Robin Sodano is retiring as senior vice president of information services and CIO of Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health, with her final day set for Sept. 1, 2026. Kendall White has been named the system’s new senior vice president of…
George Miller Jr., the former CEO of Loretto Hospital in Chicago, entered into an agreement to defer prosecution on a federal conspiracy charge connected to the hospital’s embezzlement scandal, according to an Aug. 25 filing in the U.S. District Court…
Boston Scientific said in an Aug. 27 stakeholder update that “a cybersecurity incident continues to affect certain information technology systems, and the company remains in a network outage with disruption to its operations.” The Marlborough, Mass.-based company detected the attack…
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Real estate investment firm The Landes Group completed its acquisition of Bryant, Ark.-based Encore Medical Center and finalized a long-term lease agreement with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health, which will operate the hospital. The Landes Group said in…