The substantial value in ‘multi-disciplined team,’ per 1 CFO

Hospital and health system CFOs continue to face mounting pressures, from ongoing workforce headwinds to sudden regulatory shifts. To meet these challenges, sometimes a CFO needs to step beyond their role as financial steward and act as a strategic partner to operational leaders. Becker’s connected with Brian Zimmerman, who became…

Temple buys health system’s stake in Pennsylvania hospital

Philadelphia-based Temple Health has acquired Redeemer Health’s 20% stake in Chestnut Hill Hospital, giving the academic system an 80% ownership interest in the hospital. “This was a planned transaction that comes approximately two and a half years after Chestnut Hill Hospital was acquired by an alliance consisting of Temple Health,…

Ohio hospital taps CMO, COO

Mount Vernon, Ohio-based Knox Community Hospital appointed a new chief medical officer and a new COO. Tamara Holzer, DO, was appointed CMO in August. She has worked as a general surgeon for 14 years and first joined the hospital six years ago. As CMO, she will direct clinical operations, ensure…

Encompass, BSA Health launch joint venture

Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health will open an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in partnership with Amarillo, Texas-based BSA Health System, an affiliate of Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health. The hospital will be located in Amarillo and is expected to open in late 2025, according to an Aug. 15 news release from Encompass Health.…

U of Alabama at Birmingham opens $157M inpatient rehab facility

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has opened a $157 million inpatient rehabilitation pavilion. The 134-bed facility offers specialized neurorehabilitation care for patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and other conditions, according to an Aug. 18 news release from the university. The pavilion features indoor and outdoor…

Providence Oregon hospital ending labor and delivery services

Providence Seaside (Ore.) Hospital plans to close its inpatient obstetric and newborn care services, effective Oct. 4. The services affected include labor and delivery, well-newborn inpatient care and outpatient prenatal/surgical gynecological care with an OB-GYN physician, according to an Aug.19 caregiver announcement obtained by Becker’s. “[It’s] important to emphasize three…

Mass General Brigham Cancer names surgeon-in-chief

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute has tapped Motaz Qadan, MD, PhD, as surgeon-in-chief, according to an Aug. 19 internal announcement shared with Becker’s. Dr. Qadan joins the cancer institute from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he most recently served as surgical director for the Mass General Cancer…

UC San Diego CMO, oncologist named president-elect of medical society

UC San Diego (Calif.) Health’s chief medical officer, and breast and gynecologic cancer radiation oncologist, Catheryn Yashar, MD, has been appointed president-elect of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Dr. Yashar currently serves as health policy council chair for ASTRO, a medical professional organization representing more than 10,000 physicians, medical…

VCU Massey 1st in Virginia to offer tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health’s Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has become the first facility in Virginia to offer tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for advanced stage melanoma patients. TIL therapy is approved to treat the about 40% of patients with aggressive melanoma who do not respond to current treatment options, according to an…

Blood test detects throat cancer with 99% accuracy: What to know

A blood test developed by Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham researchers can accurately identify HPV-associated throat cancers, according to a study published Aug. 14 in Clinical Cancer Research. There are currently no tests to detect early-stage HPV-associated throat cancers, leading most cases to be detected and diagnosed after the cancer…

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