Matt Swafford has been named executive vice president and CFO of Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth, effective Sept. 21. Mr. Swafford will succeed Ric Magnuson, who has served in an interim role since 2025, according to a July 21 news release shared…
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled July 21 that drugmakers cannot implement proposed 340B rebate models without approval from the HHS secretary, affirming lower court rulings in favor of the agency. The case involved…
A new global AI survey offers further proof of the technology’s transformational role in relieving burnout. The May 2026 survey of 1,823 clinicians across 25 countries, sponsored by Heidi, reveals 73% of clinicians believe AI is helping them sustain a…
Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System is seeking to add roughly 100 licensed beds to The Valley Hospital, an $800 million facility that opened in Paramus more than two years ago. Five things to know: 1. Valley Health System executives presented…
Members of the Committee of Interns and Residents, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union, reached a tentative agreement July 15 with the University of California covering approximately 6,400 interns, residents and fellows across the UC Health system. The…
Lincoln, Maine-based Penobscot Valley Hospital has begun notifying patients and employees that their personal information may have been compromised in a data security incident first detected nearly six months ago. The hospital was alerted to suspicious activity in its IT…
Tyler McDonald, BSN, RN, has been appointed interim president of CHI St. Vincent Morrilton (Ark.) and vice president of central Arkansas operations. Mr. McDonald has played a key role in positioning CHI St. Vincent as a healthcare leader in Arkansas,…
Aurora, Colo.-based Children’s Hospital Colorado pleaded not guilty July 20 to an allegation that it has defied a court order to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth, according to The Colorado Sun. The plea came during a brief hearing in…
Hospitals often cannot see the social inequities harming their sickest newborns because they rarely document key sociodemographic data, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report published July 20. The report, “Social Inequities in High-Risk Neonatal Care Delivery,” calls…
Amid financial pressures, it’s easy for leaders to rely solely on return on investment as the primary measure for success, but for Frantz Berthaud, “return on humanity” is just as important to measure. “It’s a point of orientation and a…