Orlando (Fla.) Health plans to acquire Anniston, Ala.-based RMC Health System, continuing its push into Alabama. In October 2024, Orlando Health acquired Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s 70% ownership stake in Birmingham, Ala.-based Brookwood Baptist Health — a five-hospital, 1,700-bed system —…
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In this episode, Mansour Razminia, MD, Medical Director of Electrophysiology for the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, shares how intracardiac echo is transforming ablation by eliminating radiation exposure and improving safety for patients and care teams while…
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In this episode, Brittney Anderson, MD, FAAFP – Physician / Owner at Anderson Family Care and Assistant Professor at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, shares her journey to independent practice. She discusses creating autonomy, coaching other…
John Cumming, MD, former interim CEO of Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare, will return as CEO effective April 10 as the health system pursues financial stabilization efforts, according to an April 7 statement. The Hennepin Healthcare board appointed Dr. Cumming CEO on…
Searcy, Ark.-based Unity Health on April 15 will permanently close the emergency department and medical unit at its acute care hospital in Jacksonville, Ark., a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s. The closure comes just three years after…
In this episode, Beauregard Health System CEO Traci Thibodeaux explores how the rural health system is redefining clinical excellence through innovative technology—highlighting impactful initiatives in sepsis reduction, telehealth, and patient engagement that are transforming care close to home. This episode…