Adventist Health Hanford (Calif.) reached a settlement with the state of California to pay $10,000 in civil penalties to resolve violations related to unauthorized protected health information disclosure. 

Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Va., has appointed Samantha McMillian as CFO, effective June 1.

As pharmacies trim operating hours, Madison, Wis.-based UW Health is improving convenience and increasing access with medication kiosks. 

In a move designed to bolster healthcare, medical education and biomedical research, Lifespan Health and Brown University, both based in Providence, R.I., finalized their expanded affiliation agreements. 

Advocate Health's chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer is stepping down from her role at the end of August, and the Charlotte, N.C.-based system's chief nursing officer plans to retire in December, according to a memo obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 

West Monroe, La.-based Glenwood Regional Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, has laid off 23 employees.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care has extended the auction date for some of its 31 hospitals and its physician group, Stewardship Health, by three weeks.

Some experts warn that the bird flu is at least two mutations away from widespread human infection and health systems may see some patients this summer, Medscape reported June 19.

Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital and Rolling Fork, Miss.-based Sharkey Issaquena Hospital have entered into a cybersecurity partnership with Microsoft, the Greenwood Commonwealth reported June 20. 

Durango, Colo.-based CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital, part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, has tapped Josh Neff as CEO, effective July 1.

Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital in Palos Heights, Ill., plans to permanently discontinue pediatric services, citing a low daily census and related hiring challenges, according to an application the hospital filed with the Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board. 

For Shannon Christian, MSN, RN, ensuring her team has a realistic view of the current state of the industry is a top priority.

Becker's reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures from June 7 to June 20, including retirements and other C-suite changes.

Russia-based cyberattackers Qilin have taken responsibility for a ransomware attack against pathology services provider Synnovis and is requesting millions of dollars for the decryption key, according to Bloomberg.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said it is "evaluating the current operations" at its two North Carolina hospitals after a deal to sell the hospitals to Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health was called off amid Federal Trade Commission scrutiny. 

Bob Gomes, CEO of Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., has resigned, according to the Missoulian.

Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care has named Greg Damron as its new CFO, according to a June 19 post on his LinkedIn page.

Pamela Stephenson, who served as CEO of Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital and as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives, died June 17, according to the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She was 73. 

Citing financial challenges, Cleveland-based University Hospitals is reducing its leadership structure by more than 10% as part of more than 300 layoffs.

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.