Samuel Marchio has been appointed senior vice president and chief government relations and policy officer at St. Louis-based Ascension. Mr. Marchio brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare policy and public affairs, according to an April 13 LinkedIn…
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A supermajority of nearly 150 resident physicians at Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Delta Health Care District filed a petition for union recognition April 9. The group would become the first resident physicians in their county to unionize, according to an April…
CMS on April 10 proposed a 2.4% pay increase for hospitals under the fiscal 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System, but hospitals are concerned that the update does not keep pace with the mounting financial challenges. “CMS has proposed another inadequate…
Mary Armijo has stepped in as CEO of Evanston (Wyo.) Regional Hospital, she wrote in an April 10 LinkedIn post from the hospital. Ms. Armijo was appointed CEO, effective Feb. 2, according to a Jan. 9 hospital news release. She…
In the spring of 2025, Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis (Tenn.) leaders launched a new huddle system that improved physician satisfaction, patient experience and cut length of stay. Coming out of the pandemic, the hospital struggled with patient flow and higher…
Kansas City, Mo.-based Research College of Nursing and HCA Midwest Health opened a new $36.5 million nursing school. The school, located in a new 78,000-square-foot building on the Research Medical Center campus in Kansas City, unites the Research College and…
Physicians are earning an average of $49,000 per year in incentive bonuses, a $1,000 increase from the year before, Medscape’s Physician Compensation report found. Medscape surveyed 5,916 physicians across more than 29 specialties between Sept. 5 and Dec. 17, 2025.…
Lynn Fulton, CEO of Wailuku, Hawaii-based Maui Health, plans to step down May 3, according to a news release from the health system. Ms. Fulton has served in the role since Jan. 1, 2024, according to an April 10 health…
As demand for clinical informatics and AI expertise accelerates, UChicago Medicine is extending its training model beyond its own workforce — aiming to help build a global pipeline of clinical IT leaders. The health system recently partnered with Taiwan’s Ministry…
Jinhee Nguyen, DNP, RN, was appointed senior vice president and COO of Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Health, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, in addition to her role as chief nursing officer. Dr. Nguyen joined Huntington Health in 2024 after serving as vice president…