Tess Clemens, PharmD, was tapped as market CEO for two Mercy rehabilitation hospitals in Oklahoma City — 66-bed Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City and 36-bed Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City South.

Readmission rates for patients in rural areas of San Diego County have increased at La Mesa, Calif.-based Sharp Grossmont Hospital, but those rates were reduced by 10% for patients enrolled in a new program, KPBS reported June 4.

Industry headlines this spring read like an obituary for telehealth. With major players like Walmart and Optum stepping back from the technology and telehealth companies deep in the red, it's understandable that some are quick to pronounce the industry’s demise. However, as Miracle Max from The Princess Bride wisely observed, "there's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead." 

Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health posted a $41.9 million operating loss in the second quarter of 2024, an improvement from a $50.6 million loss posted during the same quarter last year, according to its May 30 financial report. 

At Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System, nurses have the option to pick up gig work or be traveling nurses without ever leaving the system. It is all part of the flexible scheduling Duke offers.

Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., has transitioned to a critical access hospital, effective May 16.

Portland-based Maine Medical Center and Southern Maine Health Care on June 1 combined their hospital licenses and medical staff to establish a multi-campus medical center known as MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. 

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health inked a deal with New York Attorney General Letitia James to increase financial assistance for uninsured patients and patients with high-deductible health plans who struggle to pay medical bills.

Northwell CEO Michael Dowling is the co-author of a newly published book that details the strides made in geriatric care over the past 50 years. 

Tami Chambers, MSN, RN, was named president and CEO of Grant Regional Health Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Lancaster, Wis.

Diane Kelly, president of Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital, plans to retire at the end of 2024 after six years with the organization, part of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report on June 4, showing a decrease in U.S. job openings in April.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has transitioned its care management processes and various provider services to Epic, enabling secure data exchange with network providers at three times the previous rate, the insurer said. 

As president and CEO of a safety net hospital, not many things surprise me. Every day at Saint Anthony Hospital, we embrace the challenges that arise from caring for Chicago's most vulnerable populations. 

When Memphis, Tenn.-based Le Bonheur Children's Hospital President and CEO Trey Eubanks, MD, connected with Becker's, he had just come from the OR.

Overland Park, Kan.-based HCA Midwest Health has tapped Eric Benink, MD, as chief medical officer, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

Two physician executives at Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare Medical Group, Chief Medical Officer Roger Kerzner, MD, and Lisa Maxwell, MD, the Medical Group's president, unexpectedly departed June 4, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.

Becker's has reported on 10 health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions in 2024: 

Peter Powers was named president for CommonSpirit Health's Greater Colorado and Kansas Market.

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