Kristin Kuchno

Ben Wells has been named president and CEO of Richmond, Ind.-based Reid Health. Mr. Wells had served as acting president and CEO since February following the indefinite leave of absence of Craig Kinyon, who led the organization for nearly 17 years, according to a Sept. 4 hospital news release.  Mr.…

Dignity Health East Valley has named Mario Garner, EdD, as its next president, effective Oct. 22. Dr. Garner will oversee operations at Dignity Health Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers, as well as Arizona General Hospital-Mesa, according to an Oct. 22 health system news release.  He joins the organization…

University Hospitals’ Seidman Cancer Center has received a $3.5 million gift to support efforts to triple capacity for clinical trials within the next five years.  The gift comes from Kathy Coleman, who has donated more than $14 million to the Cleveland-based health system in honor of her late husband, Lester…

Implementation of an automated notification system enabled Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine’s radiology department to maintain a case resolution rate above 99% for incidental finding reports, according to a study published Sept. 3 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.  The researchers analyzed more than 25,000 incidental finding reports flagged…

Fujifilm had the highest overall customer experience performance score for its vendor neutral archive storage system, Synapse VNA, according to a Sept. 4 report from KLAS Research.  AGFA HealthCare has the highest overall customer experience performance score for its universal view platform, Enterprise Imaging XERO Viewer.  For the “Enterprise Imaging…

Researchers have developed a transcranial ultrasound stimulation system that can noninvasively target deep brain structures with precision.  Published in Nature Communications, part of Nature magazine, the report said that the system uses a helmet-shaped array of 256 ultrasound transducers to focus ultrasound waves deep in the brain. It is combined…

Immigrants make up 27% of physicians and surgeons, 22% of nursing assistants and 16% of registered nurses in the U.S. Visa and travel restrictions on 19 countries could affect the pipeline of these healthcare workers. As of June, 6,653 international physicians had been accepted into U.S. residency programs, and about…

An Ohio system added its sixth hospital and HonorHealth struck a deal to acquire a medical group from Cigna.  Here are five health system M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of Sept. 1:  1. Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is moving closer to acquiring majority ownership of Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands…

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has become the first health system in the U.S. to install Siemens Healthineers’ Naeotom Alpha.Pro scanner. The Naeotom Alpha.Pro is a dual-source scanner with photon-counting computed tomography technology, according to a Sept. 4 news release from Siemens Healthineers. The PCCT technology allows physicians to “evaluate small structures…

Executives across U.S. industries remain more optimistic about economic conditions than employees, according to a Sept. 4 LinkedIn News post. The findings are based on surveys of 1,903 U.S. employees conducted on LinkedIn between June 14 and 27, and 2,881 LinkedIn users at the vice president level or higher surveyed…