Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Hospitals & Clinics has named Aaron Prussin, MD, chief medical ambulatory officer, effective immediately. Dr. Prussin had served as interim chief medical ambulatory officer since August 2024, according to a May 22 health…
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In 2025, an ECRI database logged more than 70,000 patient falls, and working-age adults accounted for nearly 3 in 10 of them, according to a May 26 report. ECRI, a nonprofit patient safety organization, analyzed 71,456 falls reported to its…
Providence, R.I.-based Brown University Health has restructured leadership across its two Massachusetts hospitals, appointing two new leaders amid one executive departure. Five things to know: 1. Julie Abilheira, RN, was appointed president of St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Mass.,…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has partnered with Monongalia County (W.Va.) Schools to fast track healthcare careers for high schoolers. The MedEd program mixes classroom-based learning at high schools with on-site learning at a WVU Medicine or clinic, according to a…
Union-represented health unit coordinators reached a tentative labor agreement May 22 with Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn., days before workers were scheduled to begin a three-day strike May 27, according to a news release from SEIU…
Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System, owned by Ardent Health, and Health Care Service Corp.’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico have established a four-year agreement to maintain in-network status. The health system and insurer originally faced a June…
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Medical Center has named Rick McClenny, BSN, RN, associate vice president of quality and safety. Mr. McClenny began the newly created role May 24, according to a May 26 system news release. He will work with clinical,…
Robert Peltzer was appointed CEO of Springhill (La.) Medical Center, according to a May 20 Facebook post from the hospital. Mr. Peltzer brings more than 26 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role, including 17 years in C-suite positions…
Four current and former employees at Phoenix-based Banner Health are suing the system, alleging the organization failed to oversee management and pricing of voluntary insurance benefits, according to court documents. The lawsuit centers on Banner Health Master Health and Welfare…
Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has laid off more than 30 leadership and nonclinical roles across the system due to restructuring amid ongoing financial pressures that are straining hospitals and healthcare providers across Rhode Island. Care New England has more…