Kelly Gooch

Jason Barrett began serving as CEO of The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, and he brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience to the role. Prior to joining GW Hospital, Mr. Barrett, who also serves as group vice president of the District of Columbia…

Imperial, Neb.-based Chase County Community Hospital & Clinics CEO Abby Cyboron is exiting her role after five years to return to her previous role as the facility’s CFO, according to an Aug. 28 LinkedIn post. Prior to joining Chase County Community, Ms. Cyboron served as CFO of Kearney, Neb.-based Valley…

Pittsburgh-based UPMC recorded an operating income of $111.2 million (1.3% operating margin) in the second quarter of 2025, up from an operating loss of $210.3 million (-2.9% margin) during the same period last year, according to its Aug. 28 financial report.  The system reported total revenue of $8.3 billion during…

WellSpan Waynesboro (Pa.) Hospital has expanded its inpatient pharmacy from 1,100 to 1,700 square feet, enhancing the hospital’s compounding capabilities, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.  The hospital, part of York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health, renovated the pharmacy’s IV room into a compounding suite with ISO 7 certification and…

State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health is switching to Epic in May to adopt the latest health IT breakthroughs and give clinicians a platform they’ve been pining for. The health system, which is anchored by a 260-bed hospital, started implementing the new EHR in July with the help of 60…

Supply chain leader Jeromie Atkinson is returning to Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health as the system’s chief supply chain officer, according to an Aug. 28 news release shared with Becker’s.  Mr. Atkinson worked at Intermountain from 2009 to 2016 before taking on supply chain roles at UPMC in Pittsburgh, UCHealth…

Carolyn Harraway-Smith, MD, has joined Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth as chief medical officer of its Daytona Beach hospital.  Dr. Harraway-Smith stepped into the role Aug. 25. She previously served as chief quality officer of Cone Health, a five-hospital system based in Greensboro, N.C. She has spent more than 20 years…

Walterboro, S.C.-based HCA Healthcare Colleton Medical Center has named Colin O’Sullivan as CEO. Mr. O’Sullivan brings more than 25 years of senior leadership experience in healthcare,  according to an Aug. 22 hospital news release. He most recently served as CEO of Advanced Dallas Hospital & Clinics and has held executive…

Nearly 75% of the 1.8 million jobs added in healthcare and social assistance over the past two years were women-held roles, according to an Aug. 26 report from Indeed’s Hiring Lab. Five things to know: 1. Women-held roles in healthcare and social assistance accounted for more than 38% of the…

Hospitals and health systems are rethinking workforce strategies amid financial pressures and evolving employee needs. For many, the focus is on long-term sustainability: strengthening culture, upskilling leaders and creating pathways for hard-to-fill roles.  Here, four leaders share the aspects of their workforce strategy they are rethinking. Editor’s note: Responses have…