Brian Sims was appointed CEO of Lourdes Health in Pasco, Wash., effective Aug. 18. Mr. Sims most recently served as CEO of Lucas County Health Center in Chariton, Iowa. “A U.S. Air Force veteran and ...

In the last four years, Cleveland-based University Hospitals has sought to reduce administrative burden and clinical guidance inconsistencies through an audit of thousands of systemwide policies. As ...

Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh have voted to unionize, in what SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania called the largest nurse organizing effort in Pennsylvania in at least a decade. The ...

The nation’s largest for-profit health systems have filed their second-quarter earnings reports, detailing payer mixes by patient service revenue, patient admissions or both in the first six months of ...

As healthcare continues to transform, many workforce leaders agree that the skills needed for tomorrow’s workforce go far beyond the traditional way of thinking. With shifting patient needs, AI and ...

AI agents that see, hear, and act in the room: transforming staff capacity and patient experience — today. Wayne Gretzky’s line — “I skate to where the puck is going, not where it’s been” — has never ...

At Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health, the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a “big focus.” “There are a number of regulatory changes that will have an adverse impact to us financially,” ...

The FDA suspended the license for vaccine manufacturer Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine following reports of serious adverse events. The decision halts all shipping and sales of the vaccine in the U.S., ...

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health was able to cut emergency department visits with its virtual ED, according to an article published Aug. 22 on the American Medical Association website. The virtual ...

Krystal Biotech has paused enrollment of its trial testing the intratumoral form of its experimental cancer drug KB707, citing a shift in development. The decision comes ahead of a scheduled ...

In an era of seismic change in healthcare — marked by rising costs, fierce competition, workforce shortages, and patients demanding seamless, digital-first access to care — the role of the Chief ...

Epic introduced so many new features for its EHR last week it could be hard to keep up. Here are the new features Epic unveiled Aug. 19 at its Users Group Meeting in Verona, Wis., covered by Becker’s ...