After Harvard University rejected a proposed agreement from the Trump administration outlining conditions for federal funding, federal officials said they would freeze $2.2 billion in multiyear grants along with a $60 million contract to the Cambridge, Mass.-based university. On March…
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Marty Cahill has been appointed president and CEO of Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services, effective May 19. Mr. Cahill has served in leadership roles at the system since 2007, most recently as COO of Samaritan hospitals, according to an April…
Elva Sipin was appointed COO of PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash., effective April 28. Ms. Sipin, a respiratory therapist who started as a certified nursing assistant, brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience to the role,…
In January, Cleveland-based University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center became one of the first facilities in the U.S. to offer adaptive radiotherapy. At the time, Daniel Spratt, MD, chair of radiation oncology at the UH Cleveland Medical Center and the Vincent…
Jimmy Hiott, CEO of Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, S.C., will step down at the end of April to assume a new role within Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Mr. Hiott has spent more than 25 years with Colleton Medical Center,…
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After exceeding CMS’ benchmark rate for emergency room visits and hospital admissions of cancer patients within 30 days of receiving outpatient chemotherapy, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth Cancer Institute identified and implemented eight strategies to improve outpatient cancer care. The strategies…
The volume of EHR messages sent to U.S. oncologists increased 19% between 2019 and 2022, according to a study published March 3 in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. EHR burden is often associated with burnout and a decrease…
Researchers at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified an effective pain management strategy for patients with cancer, according to a study published March 15 in Scientific Reports. When combining functional, near-infrared, spectroscopy headcaps and virtual reality headsets,…
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has broken ground on a $270 million outpatient facility in the suburb of North Wales, Pa. The facility, named Penn Medicine Montgomeryville, will offer comprehensive cancer care provided by the system’s Abramson Cancer Center, according to an…