Beth Hicks, RN, BSN, has been named chief nursing officer of McLeod Health Carolina Forest in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

In anticipation of a national shortage of hospital pharmacists, job postings increased by more than 12% in the first three months of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023. 

As it stands, federal health officials say the risk avian flu poses to public health is low. If that were to change, hospital leaders say they don't feel any more prepared in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and they fear they would face a repeat of challenges in securing adequate supplies to care for patients and protect the workforce. 

Time released its inaugural TIME100 Health — a list recognizing the 100 most influential individuals in health.

Two forms of communication have been left by the wayside, leading to issues for patients and physicians alike, Keith Newby, MD, market director of community health improvement and engagement and cardiologist at Chesapeake, Va.-based Bon Secours Hampton Roads, told Becker's.

In a letter to CMS, Premier and 10 other organizations asked the agency to remove catheter expenditures from accountable care organization calculations because of unusual "Medicare spending outside their control."

Porterville, Calif.-based Sierra View Medical Center has named Craig McDonald its next vice president and CFO, Valley Voice reported May 2. 

Melissa Pelkey, RN, was selected as the new CEO of Lincoln, Maine-based Penobscot Valley Hospital.

Four of the largest for-profit hospital operators reported mixed financial results in the first quarter of 2024; three systems reported increases in first-quarter net income while one system posted a net loss for the third consecutive first quarter: 

Health systems are spending again on bricks-and-mortar expansion as their financial situation stabilizes and demand for care increases.

Biotech company Cue Health is enacting a new cost-cutting strategy that will lead to the termination of 230 employees, constituting 49% of its workforce, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare surgeons recently performed the system's first open-heart surgery, marking the launch of its new cardiac surgery program. 

American Hospital Association President and CEO Rick Pollack said the recent hearings about the Change Healthcare hack have shed light on the extensive reach and influence of UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change. 

Memorial Hermann Health System said it will increase its reach and support the shift to value-based care by investing in a $2.2 billion digital health startup.

Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and moving beyond just EHRs are top priorities for Oracle Health, its leader told the Nashville (Tenn.) Business Journal.

Hospitals are often reluctant to share information about cyberattacks, even with one another, because of liability concerns, a health system CIO told Congress.

Salem (Mo.) Memorial Hospital District has appointed Brooke Bollman as CEO and Kayla Chamberlain as CFO

Resident physicians have filed dozens of grievances with New York City's public hospital system, alleging systemic understaffing that their union says leaves about 2,300 physicians at NYC Health + Hospitals chronically overworked.

The purchase of a new Epic EHR has contributed to Cleveland-based University Hospitals' operating losses in 2022 and 2023, Cleveland.com reported May 3. 

A proposal making its way through the Delaware legislature would "devastatingly weaken" Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare and other community hospitals, its CEO David Tam, MD, said in an op-ed posted on the health system's website.