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Dallas-based Tenet CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, was paid 711 times more than the health system’s median employee in 2025, according to a proxy statement filed April 16 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Dr. Sutaria’s total compensation was $43,108,969 in…

Irene Richardson, CEO of Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyo., retired April 10, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s. “Irene has been an important part of growing and strengthening Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County,”…

Burnout among physicians is continuing to decline, but three specialties still have a burnout rate of more than 49%, an American Medical Association survey found.  The AMA’s Organizational Biopsy, published April 16, surveyed nearly 19,000 physicians across 38 states and…

President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, MD, as the next CDC director, he said in an April 16 social media post. Dr. Schwartz, a retired Coast Guard rear admiral, served as deputy surgeon general during President Trump’s first term.…

Dallas-based Parkland Memorial Hospital is opening two new inpatient units and adding 112 beds over the next six months. The first unit will open with 56 beds on June 1 and the second unit, also with 56 beds, will open…

Atrium Health, based in Charlotte, N.C., has secured naming rights to the Carolina Panthers’ new training facility in Charlotte. The team said the site will be called the Atrium Health Training Facility, according to an April 16 news release. The…

Viatris has initiated a nationwide recall of Xanax XR (alprazolam extended-release) tablets due to a manufacturing issue. The recall affects 3-milligram tablets packaged in 60-count bottles under lot number 8177156, with an expiration date of Feb. 28, 2027, according to…

The two universities that met in the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball championship in early April both have health systems. And while the Michigan Wolverines defeated the UConn Huskies 69-63, the game was a victory for both of their healthcare arms.…

Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health is investing $200 million to expand oncology services across the state. Four things to know: 1. The investment — the second largest in the system’s history — includes a new hematology and oncology physician office in…

Wailuku, Hawaii-based Maui Health has named Vice President and COO Wade Ebersole as interim CEO, effective May 3. Mr. Ebersole will step into the role previously held by Lynn Fulton, who said she plans to step down and return to…