Michelle Mahaffey, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Indianapolis-based Community Health Network for the past six years, has announced she is stepping down from the role. Ms. Mahaffey will be departing from the health system and Indianapolis,…
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Milwaukee-based Children’s Wisconsin named Kevin Dahlman, MD, as president of primary care. In the role, Dr. Dahlman will oversee the health system’s primary care and urgent care operations, including quality and safety, patient experience and team member engagement, according to…
Pediatric drugs are the most affected therapeutic category in active drug shortage with 16 shortages, and six of those involve IV fluids and additives — a challenge that hits children’s hospitals harder than most adult health systems. A different kind…
Marc Kosak has been named president and COO of Berlin-based Central Vermont Medical Center, effective July 20, according to a July 15 news release shared with Becker’s. The hospital is part of Burlington-based University of Vermont Health. In his new…
Roughly a third of the nation’s rural hospitals — 720 in all — are at risk of closing, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. The findings begs a familiar question among ASC leaders:…
A cybercriminal group calling itself The Syndicate claims it breached Israeli fintech firm Nayax and stole more than 1 billion payment card records, while telling DataBreaches.net it steers clear of attacking hospitals. Asked whether it refrains from hacking certain sectors,…
Adventist Health Columbia Gorge in The Dalles, Ore., has officially transitioned to a critical access hospital after receiving final approval from CMS, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s. CMS notified the hospital July 9 that its request…
San Francisco-based Dignity Health, a member of CommonSpirit Health, has appointed Gregory Eberhart, MD, as chief medical officer of California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a July 15 news release shared with Becker’s. This marks Dr. Eberhart’s…
AdventHealth, a 57-hospital system based in Altamonte Springs, Fla., recently promoted Robert Rodgers, MD, to senior vice president and chief clinical officer of its primary health division. Dr. Rodgers announced his new role in a July 14 LinkedIn post. A…
Nicklaus Children’s Health System is putting a number on its Epic rollout, and its president and CEO wants people to understand what that number is actually for. Matthew A. Love, president and CEO of the Miami-based health system, told Becker’s…