Texas State

Nashville, TN

Dickson, TN

Tyler Rhoden was named COO of TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, Tenn., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Mr. Rhoden joins TriStar Horizon from TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, where he served as vice president of orthopedics, neurosciences and spine, according to an Aug. 8 hospital news release shared with Becker's.

HCA hospital taps COO

Round Rock, TX

JW Newman was named CEO of St. David's Round Rock (Texas) Medical Center, a 209-bed facility and level 2 trauma center. Mr. Newman will transition to his new role on Aug. 12, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker's. He joins St. David's Round Rock from TriStar Centennial...

Texas hospital names CEO

Arkansas State

Little Rock, AR

Jay Quebedeaux was promoted to president of regional hospitals for Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health. In his new role, Mr. Quebedeaux will be responsible for five Baptist Health regional facilities, according to an Aug. 8 news release shared with Becker's. He will also remain president of Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot...

Baptist Health taps president of 5 Arkansas hospitals

Kansas City, MO

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Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, known for his prowess on the football field, made a personal announcement during a press conference on Tuesday. The three-time Super Bowl champion revealed that he and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, are expecting their third child and that this will be their last.

Patrick Mahomes Reveals He's 'Done' Having Kids with Wife Brittany Mahomes After Baby No. 3

California State

The family of a woman who died at a California hospital is suing the hospital and its parent organization, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, alleging the hospital misplaced the 31-year-old woman's body, the Chicago Tribune reported Aug. 8. The lawsuit, filed Aug. 7 by the mother and sisters of Jessie Marie Peterson...

CommonSpirit hospital misplaced woman's body, family alleges

Bakersfield, CA

Resident physicians and fellows at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif., have approved a new labor agreement with hospital management. The contract, ratified in early August, covers members of the Committee of Interns and Residents. It includes a 30% increase in compensation for incoming residents over three years, according to...

Kern Medical residents negotiate 30% raise

Violent altercations between residents in long-term care facilities are becoming more common, and skilled nursing facilities are trying to create "violence-free zones" to improve patient care and staff safety, NPR reported Aug. 8. A recent JAMA study found 15% of assisted living residents experienced verbal, physical or sexual resident-on-resident aggression,...

A push for 'violence-free zones' in nursing homes

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas is introducing an AI-powered administrative assistant to its second- and third-year internal medicine residents. The health system will allow residents to use Suki, the AI healthcare assistant, to help with documentation burdens. Additionally, Saint Thomas is expanding Suki's availability to more than 700 clinicians. The...

Ascension hospital rolls out AI to residents

Premature babies born at 22 weeks are a "gray zone" for hospitals, which must decide whether or not to offer treatment, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 7. There is general consensus that babies born at 25 or 26 weeks can and should be treated, and those born at 20 weeks or less are too small to save, but in between is a "gray zone." About 8,000 infants are born between 22 and 24 weeks gestation in the U.S. each year and most can only be treated at level 3 or 4 NICUs.

Extremely premature babies a gray zone for hospitals: WSJ

Kansas State

Pittsburg, KS

Drew Talbott, president of Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., will retire Aug. 30, one day before the hospital transitions to ownership by St. Louis-based Mercy. Mr. Talbott joined Via Christi in 1996 and has been president for four years, according to an Aug. 6 news release shared with Becker's by St. Louis-based Ascension. He was previously its COO for 13 years.

Ascension Kansas hospital president to retire

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The Associated Press

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 6, 2024-- ActivePure Medical, a division of AP Sciences Group, LLC, a global provider of cutting-edge, continuous air and surface decontamination technology for healthcare, today announced results from a pioneering study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. The study demonstrates the significant impact of ActivePure Technology in its Induct Guardian Series air decontamination system, showing a 96-99% reduction in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and a 70% decrease in total healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) across two hospitals. 1 This medical-grade, proprietary environmental decontamination technology aims to complement existing infection control measures in hospital settings by providing continuous automated protection. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240806807512/en/ Induct Guardian (Photo: Business Wire)

ActivePure Medical Announces First-Ever Study Demonstrating 96-99% Reduction in MRSA and 70% Decrease in Total Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in Two Hospitals

Kentucky State

Lexington, KY

Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare has appointed two new hospital CEOs. Beau Masterson was named CEO of Barbourville (Ky.) ARH Hospital, according to an Aug. 6 news release from the system. He has been COO of Beckley (W.Va.) ARH Hospital since 2022. Jonathan Koonce was tapped as CEO of Highlands...

Kentucky system taps 2 hospital CEOs

Walgreens shared in an Aug. 7 Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it could sell off its entire stake in primary care clinic chain VillageMD. "The company is currently evaluating a variety of options with respect to VillageMD in light of ongoing investments by the company in VillageMD’s businesses and VillageMD’s substantial ongoing and expected future cash requirement," the filing said. "These options could include a sale of all or part of the VillageMD businesses, possible restructuring options and other strategic opportunities."

Walgreens eyes offloading all of VillageMD

Large health systems publicly reported billions in profits for the first half of 2024 and Kaufman Hall data shows a strong uptick in year over year hospital margins. Average operating margins reached nearly 5% in January, up from 2.7% in the previous month, and have hovered between 4.4% and 4.1% since then.

The truth about hospital profitability

Camden, NJ

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Cornelius, NC

Morristown Minute

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

Washington State

Roanoke Rapids, NC

ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., has selected Dennis Cambell, RN, to serve as interim president while a search is underway for the next permanent president. Mr. Campbell stepped into the interim role Aug. 8 after Jason Harrell retired. Mr. Harrell spent two years as president of ECU Health North. While serving as interim president, Mr. Campbell will also maintain his position as president of ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington, N.C.

ECU Health hospital names interim president

Savannah, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Georgia State

Tallahassee, FL

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

The US Sun

A MUM died having gone to A&E with a “headache", an inquest has heard. Inga Rublite, 39, arrived at the Queen's Medical Centre, part of Nottingham University Hospitals, just after 10.30pm on January 19 after she was advised by a 111 clinician to do so because of a "sudden onset headache".

Mum, 39, found dead in A&E waiting room 8 hours after arriving with a ‘sudden headache’

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HCA hospital exec responds to Texas Children's layoffs

The Women's Hospital of Texas, part of HCA Houston Healthcare, is ready to hire nurses affected by the layoffs at Texas Children's Hospital, the HCA hospital's...

HCA hospital exec responds to Texas Children's layoffs

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