Houston-based HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division has named Gary Searls CFO. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health will close its Longwood, Fla.-based South Seminole Hospital and move patients and employees to its new Orlando Health Lake Mary (Fla.) Hospital on Jan. 11.

The Joint Commission has appointed Marleina Davis as executive vice president and chief legal officer.  

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center has named Katherine Valcin, DNP, RN, as chief nursing executive for the system and CNO of Strong Memorial Hospital. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has appointed Cara Camiolo, MD, as the system's new chief quality and safety officer. 

Amy Perry's first 100 days as Banner Health CEO involved a great deal of listening to employees, with a focus on the organization's vision.

GoodRx is monitoring seven potential FDA drug approvals in 2025, including a possible expanded label for Ozempic. 

The State University of New York's board of trustees in Albany have asked Gov. Kathy Hochul for $450 million to develop a hospital annex for Syracuse, N.Y.-based Upstate University Hospital to house a new emergency department, burn center and additional operating rooms, Syracuse.com reported Jan. 8. 

Christi Pramudji Dawe, MD, has been named president of the medical staff at Houston Methodist West Hospital. 

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has partnered with Aidoc to implement artificial intelligence technology aimed at accelerating diagnoses and improving patient care.

The beginning of the new year is off to a busy start for hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions with several deals announced, advancing or finalized. 

Artificial intelligence and personalizing the patient experience via digital are top of mind for health system marketing chiefs in 2025.

While the total number of applications declined in the 2024-to-2025 academic year, enrollment in U.S. medical schools reached a new high, according to data released Jan. 9 by the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

Laurium, Mich.-based Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital, part of Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health, ended its labor and delivery services on Dec. 31.

Labcorp has struck an agreement to manage the daily operations of Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health's hospital laboratories in Vineland, Elmer, and Mullica Hill. 

Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y., plans to resume open-heart surgery sometime in January after an eight-month pause. 

Pharmaceutical companies merging are thought to increase drug prices, but research from Iowa City-based University of Iowa seems to dispel this theory when the mergers are between generic drugmakers. 

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has launched a new ad campaign focused on quality and safety to stand out in the city's crowded healthcare market.

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center is facing federal criminal charges related to unnecessary surgeries performed by a physician who was convicted of 52 federal counts in 2020.

The FDA has mandated updated safety labeling for two respiratory syncytial virus vaccines, Pfizer's Abrysvo and GlaxoSmithKline's Arexvy, following the identification of an increased risk of Guillan-Barré syndrome.