Michael Stitler, MD, has been appointed vice president and chief medical officer of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston, W. Va.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Princeton Baptist Medical Center has named Greg Anderson CFO.

Boston-based Arches Medical Partners'  physician group will leave CharterCare Provider Group, part of Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holding, and partner with Integra Community Care Network, part of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health System, according to a July 18 news release shared with Becker's. Arches medical group will bring nine locations and 40 primary care providers under Integra.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health raised about $192 million in a downsized initial public offering, Bloomberg reported July 18. 

With 8% of carbon emissions in the U.S. stemming from the healthcare system, Wendy Levinson, MD, provided actionable recommendations for physicians to make a change.

Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, both based in Memphis, Tenn., have named Bret Mettler, MD, as the new chief of pediatric cardiac surgery and executive co-director of the Le Bonheur and UT Health Science Center Heart Institute.

Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health has secured the naming rights for a new $100 million soccer complex in Chicago.

While many hospitals and health systems have shared plans for or launched physician residency programs this year, Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Fla. is celebrating its pediatric residency program's fifth year in operation.

The number of nurses planning to leave their workplace dropped year-over-year, according to a study published July 18 in JAMA Network Open.

The top hospitals on U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals 2024-25 Honor Roll are led by chief marketing officers who have collectively been with their organizations for decades.

Steve Massini, who has served as CEO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health since 2019, will retire Oct. 1.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare has found that it's been easy to get providers on board with generative artificial intelligence. 

New York City-based Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital opened its newly renovated center for geriatric medicine and adult primary care.

Physician burnout has dipped under 50% for the first time in four years, but physician association leaders said workplace conditions remain the same, The Hill reported July 18.

Kansas City-based University of Kansas Medical Center researchers found ChatGPT can accurately summarize journal article abstracts, allowing physicians to stay up to date on medical knowledge in less time.

Drugmakers Pfizer and Valneva are one step closer to obtaining FDA approval for what would be the first Lyme disease vaccine after publishing positive results from a phase 3 trial, the companies announced July 17.

Women in Massachusetts have the best health outcomes of any state, while patients in Mississippi report the lowest, according to a new analysis from The Commonwealth Fund.

The number of ongoing drug shortages has decreased since early 2024, but some fundamental and life-saving therapies remain in short supply. 

A study conducted by researchers from Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital showed disparities in pregnancy and parenthood experiences among female and male surgical residents.

With a new partnership, Baptist Health said it seeks to unlock access to medications amid "challenging payor networks."