Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center has appointed Vishal Tiwari, MD, as its chief medical officer. 

In a move designed to provide continued access to remote healthcare services for millions of Medicare beneficiaries, lawmakers approved a three-month extension of expanded telemedicine coverage, set to last until March 31, The New York Times reported Jan. 6. 

Robert Quinn, MD, president of the El Camino Health Medical Network, a network of community-based clinics that is part of Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health, died unexpectedly on Dec. 22 at age 63, according to a LinkedIn post from the health system.

Paul Mason will retire Jan. 14 as chief administrative officer of the medical group at Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare, he shared with Becker's.

The Women's Choice Award released its annual list of best hospitals Dec. 15, recognizing nearly 1,500 facilities nationwide for exceptional women's healthcare. 

UPS is shifting its focus from traditional parcel delivery to building a robust healthcare logistics business in an effort to offset slowing revenue from its core package services, Bloomberg reported Jan. 6. 

Frank Corcoran, BSN, has been named CEO of Zachary, La.-based Lane Regional Medical Center, effective Jan. 13.

As health systems tinker with various virtual nursing models, cases for and against on-site programs are emerging.

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella's office has approved Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's acquisition of Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center. 

The lawsuit alleging Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System misused $1 billion in tax dollars has been paused until June while the health system and the nonprofit plaintiffs negotiate privately, Fresnoland reported Jan. 6.

Asheboro, N.C.-based Randolph Health entered into a strategic partnership with Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health on Jan. 6, marked by the opening of a new heart and vascular clinic.

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, is rolling out three projects aimed at expanding services and enhancing patient experience.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care has closed four hospitals across Massachusetts and Pennsylvania since the for-profit health system sought Chapter 11 protection on May 6. 

Opeyemi Oluwole has been named chief marketing officer of Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health.

Nurses from Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and Randall Children's Hospital, all in Portland, Ore., have taken a step toward unionization.

Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health has implemented the next phase of its planned minimum wage increase.

When Michael Stern joined West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health in 2022 as executive vice president and COO, the organization was already in the midst of a financial turnaround, led by then-interim CEO Sue Perrotty, a 30-year veteran of the banking industry. 

The Women's Choice Award released its annual list of best hospitals Dec. 15, recognizing nearly 1,500 facilities nationwide for exceptional women's healthcare.

Joy Bischoff, MSN, president of OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital, has been named vice president of enterprise shared services at Columbus-based OhioHealth.

A group of community physicians has filed a lawsuit against Saint Agnes Medical Center, alleging the Fresno, Calif.-based hospital's new contract with Vituity violates the state's unfair competition laws and will cause disruptions to patient care.