St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, Ind., recently named Nectaria Bonner, PharmD, CEO. The hospital is part of Munster, Ind.-based Powers Health, which operates four hospitals. Dr. Bonner joined the health system in 2013 as inpatient pharmacy manager at Community…
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Health system supply chain leaders say the barriers standing in the way of better disruption planning all lead back to the same place: upstream, where they have the least control and the least information. Les Feka, director of supply chain…
Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital, a for-profit standalone psychiatric hospital in St. Paul, Minn., is facing reports of chronic understaffing and safety lapses less than a year after opening, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported June 30. The 144-bed psychiatric hospital, co-owned by…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Rural Health Leadership Summit features Shane Sanborn, Chief Executive Officer, Shoshone Medical Center. He shares how rural healthcare leaders can navigate uncertainty through strong communication, strategic partnerships, and organizational agility while aligning community…
1199SEIU and the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York have reached a tentative three-year labor agreement covering 86,000 healthcare workers across downstate New York. The three-year agreement covers certified nursing assistants, emergency medical technicians, registered nurses, housekeepers,…
The Kroger Co. will acquire supermarket chain Giant Eagle, Inc. for $1.65 billion, expanding its pharmacy footprint across northern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. Giant Eagle operates 11 standalone pharmacies, according to a July 1 news release.…
For years, one of the most consequential storylines in health system operations was the cyberattack that took multiple hospitals offline. Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health in 2022, then Change Healthcare and St. Louis-based Ascension in 2024, showed how a single intrusion could…
The healthcare affordability crisis is real. Families feel it at the pharmacy counter or when an unexpected diagnosis turns into an unexpected bill from their high-deductible health plan. Employers feel it in premiums that keep climbing year after year. A…
Amgen has recalled select lots of its heart medication Corlanor and kidney disease treatment Sensipar because of foreign material concerns and current good manufacturing practice deviations. The recall affects multiple lots of Corlanor (ivabradine) 5 milligram and 7.5 milligram tablets,…
Student loan caps went into effect July 1, two days after the Education Department reclassified some nursing and advanced practice provider degrees as “professional,” allowing students to borrow at a higher amount. Here is what to know. 1. Advanced nursing…