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IU Health (Indianapolis). IU Health and Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine — created by the merger of Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group and the Indiana University department of neurological surgery — include 35 spine and neurosurgeons who performed 5,543 cases in 2016.…

Huntington Hospital (Pasadena, Calif.). As a 619-bed nonprofit independent hospital, Huntington Hospital offers the full spectrum of spine and neurologic care. Spine patients receive care in the hospital’s 32-bed orthopedic and neurological nursing suite after undergoing minimally invasive or open procedures.…

Houston Methodist Hospital. In 2016, Houston Methodist Hospital’s 19 spine and neurosurgeons completed 3,965 cases, nearing capacity for its current facilities. As a result, the hospital will open the Walter Tower in 2018, which is expected to include two neuro-operative…

Indianapolis-based Anthem made headlines this year amid changes to its hospital imaging and emergency department policies and a C-suite shakeup.

Madison-based Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin named Annette Fox CIO.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, will lay off 264 workers after losing a Medicare administrative contract, the Birmingham Business Journal reports.

Nancy Vish, RN, PhD. President and CNO of Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital (Dallas). Dr. Vish joined Baylor University Medical Center in 1996 as program manager and director for its Cardiac Cath Lab, EP/PM Lab, Coronary Care Unit and Interventional Cardiology…

Marti Taylor. Executive Director of Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital and COO of the Ohio State Heart & Vascular Center (Columbus, Ohio). Ms. Taylor has been executive director of the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital and COO of the Ohio State…

A Canadian man was greeted with an unwelcome surprise after learning his 21-minute Uber ride to St. Joseph's Health Centre in Toronto last Friday cost him $18,518 ($14,392.24 USD), Vice reports.

Jan Kleinhesselink, RN. Chief Quality Officer of Lincoln (Neb.) Surgical Hospital. Ms. Kleinhesselink is the chief quality officer of Lincoln Surgical Hospital, a nine-operating-room surgical specialty hospital. Under her leadership, the hospital earned CMS’ five-star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating and…