Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth and Eugene (Ore.) Emergency Physicians have reached a three-year agreement for several PeaceHealth hospitals in the region after months of controversy surrounding its emergency department staffing contract. According to a news release shared with Becker’s May 20,…
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Robert Baxter has been appointed president and CEO of Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne, effective June 22. Mr. Baxter joins the organization from Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, where he most recently served as president of the Toledo, Ohio, market, according…
Union-represented health unit coordinators plan to begin a three-day strike May 27 at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn., according to an SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa news release shared with Becker’s. The union represents 86 health…
U.S. News & World Report said May 20 that it has made significant refinements to its Best Hospitals methodology to reflect changes in care delivery, data availability and measurement science. Six things to know, per U.S. News: 1. Risk-adjusted outcome…
New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has appointed Shakeeb Akhter as chief digital officer. Mr. Akhter joins MSK after serving as senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, according to a…
Sarah Karlgaard was appointed senior vice president and chief legal officer for Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners, effective May 18. In the role, Ms. Karlgaard will oversee legal, clinical risk management, integrity and compliance, physical security and sustainability, according to a May…
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