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Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida will partner with Amazon One Medical to connect primary and specialty care across the region, effective Aug. 1. Under the agreement, patients of One Medical — Amazon’s hybrid in-person and virtual primary care company,…
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Maria Caruso has been named CFO of HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Prior to her new role, Ms. Caruso served as CFO of HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital and HCA Florida…
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Cassandra Davis, MS, was appointed COO of Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., effective June 15, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Davis, who joined ECMC in 2008, most recently served as senior vice president of…
Burlington-based University of Vermont Health has eliminated 142 positions. Seventy-six are permanent position eliminations while 66 roles will be restructured with new job descriptions, the health system announced June 9. Most reductions fall outside of direct patient care, though the…