Category: Press Release

Liz Sellers, MSN, resigned as CEO of Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo., effective Jan. 27. Steve Hannah has been appointed interim CEO, also effective Jan. 27, he confirmed to Becker’s. Ms. Sellers accepted a hospital CEO role out of state, according to a Jan. 28 hospital news release published by The Herald Times.  “We […]

The increased reach of private equity, consolidation and insurance companies have fundamentally changed the way that orthopedic care, and healthcare in general, is being delivered, according to Louis Levitt, MD.  More physicians are working outside of private practice, and the physicians who remain in private practice are having to find new revenue streams to make […]

Adrienne Moore has been named senior vice president of strategy and growth for Phoenix-based Banner Health, effective Feb. 2, according to a health system news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Moore previously served as Banner’s senior vice president of finance and brings decades of healthcare finance experience to the role. In her new position, she […]

As Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare continues to grow its Florida freestanding emergency department and outpatient footprint nationally, the health system is also expanding its urgent care center and freestanding ED footprint across Texas through two of the system’s subsidiaries.  HCA’s Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare said Feb. 2 that it has acquired 13 CommunityMed urgent care […]

Randy Davis has been appointed president of Vanderbilt Clarksville (Tenn.) Hospital. Mr. Davis joined the newly acquired hospital as its first president, according to a Feb. 2 news release from Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health. The 270-bed facility is the newest member of the system’s regional hospital network in Tennessee. Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems completed […]

Deb Rudquist, RN, is retiring in February as president of Amery (Wis.) Hospital & Clinic after 11 years with the organization and more than 30 years in healthcare. During her tenure, Ms. Rudquist led efforts to expand behavioral health services, the emergency department and the chemotherapy and infusion center, according to a Feb. 2 LinkedIn […]

The Trump administration has delayed the launch of TrumpRx.gov, a website designed to connect Americans with discounted prescription drugs sold directly by manufacturers. The site was expected to go live by the end of January. However, at a Cabinet meeting Jan. 29, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the launch “is going to be […]

Cancer survivors enrolled in high-deductible health plans had significantly worse overall and cancer-specific survival than those in standard health plans, according to a study published Jan. 29 in JAMA Network Open. The researchers analyzed data from 147,254 adults ages 18 to 84 who participated in the National Health Interview Survey from 2011 to 2018, linked […]

Joe Hurshe, president of Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich., is no longer with the organization, effective Feb. 2. “We extend our gratitude to Joe for the contributions he has made to Munson Healthcare over the last two years,” Laura Glenn, COO of Munson Healthcare, said in a Feb. 2 statement shared with Becker’s. […]

Providence Mission Hospital Laguna Beach (Calif.) has begun a multiyear planning process to phase out acute care and emergency services. The hospital attributed its decision to low inpatient demand and the high cost of renovations needed for the facility, which was built in 1959. On average, 80% of the hospital’s 159 licensed beds are unused […]