Ascension St. John names chief clinical officer

Tulsa, Okla.-based Ascension St. John Medical Center has appointed Dean Kindler, MD, chief clinical officer. Dr. Kindler, a vascular neurologist, brings more than 20 years of clinical leadership experience to the position, where he will oversee clinical operations across the level 1 trauma center and collaborate with clinicians to expand…

Rhode Island’s longest hospital strike ends as Care New England workers ink deal

Members of SEIU 1199NE at Care New England’s Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I., have ratified a new four-year labor contract, ending Rhode Island’s longest hospital strike, both parties confirmed in statements shared with Becker’s. The news came after the hospital and union reached a tentative agreement earlier in August. “After…

How an “EHR Tune-Up” Can Help Align Clinical Performance and Technology Optimization

Many hospitals and health systems are not maximizing the value of their core electronic health record (EHR) investments. Conducting regular “EHR tune-ups” can be a quick win to help your organization close the gap between clinical performance and technology optimization. Many Healthcare Delivery Organizations Are Not Using EHRs to Their…

How the ‘most beautiful hospitals’ are rethinking patient flow

Twenty hospitals were named to healthcare staffing firm Soliant’s 2025 Most Beautiful Hospitals list, which recognizes both architectural beauty and quality of care. Leaders from eight of the hospitals shared with Becker’s how redesigned spaces have improved patient flow in the past year. Note: Responses have been lightly edited for…

Advocating for IV Compounding Policy Change

Sterile compounding has long been recognized as a high-risk area of health system pharmacy. Traditional manual IV compounding techniques can be prone to human error, leading to incorrect ingredients and volumes, contamination, and mislabeling. And while advancements in IV compounding automation are delivering proven clinical and operational outcomes, barriers to…

Walgreens expands specialty pharmacy offerings

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, which earned $25.9 billion last year from U.S. prescription revenue, has expanded its limited distribution drug portfolio to 265 medications, the company said Aug. 19. Limited distribution drugs are specialty medications that have complex regimens, high costs and/or special handling requirements. Therapies for chronic diseases and cancers…

TriStar Health hospital taps new CFO

Baylor Breckenridge has been named CFO of TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tenn., according to an Aug. 18 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Breckenridge served as assistant CFO of HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, according to his LinkedIn page. He also served as controller for Pensacola,…

How Yale New Haven Health uses eCART to support clinicians and patients

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health has implemented an AI-powered clinical deterioration tool, eCART, across its seven hospitals — a move leaders say has both improved patient safety and reduced strain on clinicians. The health system evaluated six different tools — three traditional and three AI-enhanced — on nearly 400,000 patients…

Avera to expand virtual nursing across rural sites

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera will use $1 million in federal funding to expand its virtual nursing program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s distance learning and telemedicine program awarded Avera $1,017,126 over three years to enhance access to virtual patient care at 28 rural healthcare sites in South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska…

The ‘well-oiled machine’ behind VUMC’s record-breaking heart transplant program

In 2024, Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s heart transplant team set a world record by performing 174 heart transplants. One of the leaders behind the record is Kelly Schlendorf, MD. She serves as medical director of Vanderbilt’s adult transplant program alongside Ashish Shah, MD, who serves as the heart transplant…

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