While social media has long been a core marketing channel for hospitals and health systems to reach patients, recruit staff and build brand recognition, follower counts vary widely. A system that dominates LinkedIn may be nearly invisible on Instagram, while…
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Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has acquired 17 urgent care clinics from Urgent Care Group in North and South Carolina. The clinics include locations in Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg in South Carolina, and Wilmington in North Carolina, according to…
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Rehabilitation Hospital of Atlanta has appointed Amber Hester market CEO. Ms. Hester will oversee operations at Rehabilitation Hospital of Atlanta and Rehabilitation Hospital of Henry in McDonough, Ga., according to a June 2 hospital release shared with Becker’s. Rehabilitation Hospital…
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Alana Monson has been appointed COO of Knoxville (Iowa) Hospital & Clinics, effective June 1. Ms. Monson most recently served as interim administrator at MercyOne Elkader (Iowa) Medical Center, according to a June 3 hospital news release. She also previously…
Yair Katz has been appointed health system COO of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. Mr. Katz has served as president of the system’s Broward (Fla.) market over the past year, he wrote in a June 3 LinkedIn post. During that time,…
Jacksonville, Fla.-based UF Health has selected Chris Kovacs as administrator of UF Health Durbin Park Hospital, which is scheduled to open in St. Johns, Fla., in September. Mr. Kovacs most recently served as COO of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in…
Asheboro, N.C.-based Randolph Health named Kevin Spiegel its CEO, effective June 2. Randolph Health, a member of Roanoke, Va.-based American Healthcare Systems, announced the appointment in a June 3 news release. Mr. Spiegel most recently served as CEO of Florida…
Rick Evans, who has served as senior vice president and chief experience officer at NewYork-Presbyterian since 2015, will retire June 5. He will remain with the health system in an advisory capacity through the end of the year. Mr. Evans…