Warsaw, Ind.-based Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital has named Loretta Schmidt, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer. Ms. Schmidt stepped into her role Aug. 11 and leads all aspects of nursing practice, patient ...

Patrick Rafferty was named CEO of Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. His appointment became effective in July 2025, according to an Aug. 21 ...

Sacramento-based Sutter Health plans to close its Jackson, Calif.-based Sutter Amador Surgery Center on Oct. 3. In an open letter to the community, obtained by Becker’s, Sutter Amador Hospital CEO ...

Austin-based Texas Children’s Hospital named Jennifer Pugh, DNP, APRN, nurse executive of its North Austin campus. Dr. Pugh, a pediatric nurse practitioner, previously served as associate chief ...

A former Emory Healthcare finance department employee filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the Atlanta-based system violated the federal WARN Act by laying off workers without the required 60 days’ ...

CEOs are turning to front-line employees for insights shaping systemwide strategies. Since becoming president and CEO of Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System in April, Matthew Fry has held ...

A federal judge has ordered CVS Caremark to pay nearly $290 million in damages after determining the pharmacy benefit manager overbilled Medicare for prescription drugs, according to court documents ...

Health has named Pamela Serbin-Olson interim CFO. Ms. Serbin-Olson was appointed to the role following the departure of CFO Aysha Douglas, who resigned in late July, according to an Aug. 20 Estes Park ...

With AI wrapped around all features of Epic, Judy Faulkner introduced “healthcare intelligence” for her company’s EHR. “We are combining the intelligence and curiosity of the human being with the ...

Bowling Green, Ky.-based Med Center Health will implement Epic’s EHR system across its hospitals and clinics, with the rollout expected to be complete by the end of 2026. The upgrade, approved by Med ...

Las Vegas-based Sunrise Hospital named Sherrie Somers, DO, as chief medical officer, effective Aug. 18, 2025, according to an Aug. 20 press release. Dr. Somers brings 30 years of healthcare leadership ...

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System in New Brunswick, N.J., appointed new leaders to its medical executive committee for the 2025-27 term, according to an Aug. 20 press release. The new committee leaders ...