Ella Jeffries

As AI tools make their way into everyday clinical workflows, nurse leaders are grappling with a pressing challenge: how to prepare front-line staff for AI adoption without adding to the technology fatigue that already strains the workforce. Becker’s connected with chief nursing informatics officers on how they approach AI readiness…

To increase patient safety, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare takes staff on “field trips” to learn from other high-risk industries, such as chemical manufacturing, according to an American Hospital Association podcast published Sept. 3.  Randy Fagin, MD, chief quality officer of HCA, said the system is on par and above healthcare…

The FDA said Sept. 4 it will release complete response letters, or product rejection letters, “promptly after they are issued” to manufacturers.  The agency also published 89 previously unreleased complete response letters related to pending or withdrawn applications. The letters cite the FDA’s safety and effectiveness concerns with each product. …

Becker’s has reported on seven hospitals and health systems that have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2025: 1. Richmond, Ind.-based Reid Health named Ben Wells CEO on Sept. 4. He joined the system in 2024 as CFO and had served as acting president and CEO since February…

Darrell Ransleben has been named CFO of San Antonio-based Methodist Hospital Texsan, part of Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio. Mr. Ransleben has served in financial roles for Methodist Healthcare for 20 years. Most recently, he served as comptroller for San Antonio-based Methodist Hospital Metropolitan, according to a Sept. 5 news…

For the first time, Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health’s outpatient pharmacies have dispensed more than 1 million medications in a single year, a milestone driven by growing patient demand and expanded pharmacy services.  The health system opened new retail pharmacy locations, including UVA Health Pharmacy Stoney Creek in Nellysford, an area…

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is enhancing security at its facility, including creating a private police force. “With this initiative, WellSpan Health is continuing to take a proactive approach to enhancing our security efforts and the safety of our patients, their families, team members and all who visit WellSpan hospitals,” William…

Marysville, Ohio-based Memorial Health has shared plans for a new $56 million emergency department on its Memorial Hospital campus in Marysville.  The project aims to help meet growing healthcare needs in the area, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Memorial Hospital’s original ED opened in 1998 and was…

When Khyzer Aziz, MD, talks about his new job, he does not begin with AI, cloud platforms or the latest analytics tool. Instead, he talks about people. “It really won’t be about machines or AI,” he told Becker’s. “It will be about the people and patients we care for. When…

St. Vincent Health in Leadville, Colo., has named Justin “Bubba” Bartlett as its next CEO, effective in early October. Mr. Bartlett was selected by the St. Vincent General Hospital District board of directors and offered the role by Deer Lodge, Mont.-based Cypress Health, the hospital’s management company, according to a…