NYC Health + Hospitals has selected leaders to serve in two newly created roles focused on operational efficiency and AI strategy.  The health system appointed Kenra Ford as senior vice president of ...

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare plans to withdraw the level 2 trauma designation at its Aurora, Ill.-based Mercy Medical Center due to a significant decline in patient population. Mercy Medical ...

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has no immediate plans to sell hospitals following an active $1 billion hospital divestiture plan over the last few years. CHS shared plans in April to ...

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has appointed Neil Cowles as its new chief information and technology officer, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Cowles will lead the organization’s ...

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has appointed Divya Pathak as vice president and chief data and artificial intelligence officer, effective March 27. In this role, Ms. Pathak will oversee ...

Two leading health systems are taking markedly different approaches to cutting clinical variation, which can hinder care quality and drive up costs when left unchecked. Variation in clinical care ...

Northwest Medicine United has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to become the union representation for physicians at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Wash.

Chad Tuttle was appointed COO of Corewell Health in Michigan. Mr. Tuttle, who formerly served as senior vice president of clinical shared services, has been serving in the COO role on an interim basis ...

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems remains cautiously optimistic about its cost management strategies in the face of economic uncertainty and potential tariff headwinds, company executives ...

Among all states, excluding Colorado, Florida has the highest employment level in nurse practitioners nationwide, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment data ...

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System has erected automated medication lockers at supermarkets and other locations to increase access, ABC affiliate KIVI-TV reported April 23.  To enhance access ...

Miami Beach, Fla.-based Mount Sinai Medical Center earned The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Heart Attack Center Certification April 19, according to a LinkedIn post from the health system. The ...