The Billings Clinic-Logan Health Board of Directors on Monday announced that physician Clint Seger has been named as the organization’s CEO beginning on Jan. 1, 2026. Seger will transition from his current role as co-CEO, a title he shares with Kevin Abel, who he teamed up with to help guide the health system through its early integration phase. Abel will return to his former role as the president of Logan Health Kalispell and Whitefish.
After announcing earlier this month that it might close at the start of 2026 due to financial concerns, East Adams Rural Healthcare (EARH) in Ritzville says it now plans to stay open with a change in designation and scaled down services. At a community meeting held last Thursday (Nov. 20) in Ritzville, the hospital announced its intent to re-classify from a critical access facility to a rural emergency hospital - a move which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services say could net EARH an extra $3.4 million in federal funding. To make the change, the hospital would be required to discontinue offering inpatient care and "swing" beds - both of which are designed to retain patients at the facility following acute treatments and rehabilitation. Swing beds are those used to provide various types of care based on patient needs as their condition changes.
Dr. Cristy Page will officially begin the roles as UNC Health's CEO, the dean of the UNC School of Medicine and as vice chancellor for medical affairs at UNC-Chapel Hill on Monday. She was elected by the UNC Board of Governors following recent action by the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trusties and the UNC Health Board of Directors. Page was serving in the interim CEO role after Dr. Wesley Burks stepped down in April to focus on the development of North Carolina Children's Hospital and to spend more time tending to his family and their health needs. She had been serving as executive dean at the medical school from 2019 until earlier this year.
Pratt Regional Medical Center has asked Pratt County commissioners for financial assistance as the hospital struggles to stay afloat amid rising costs and limited borrowing capacity. The hospital presented three funding options to county commissioners earlier this month, according to CEO Tammy Smith. The options include a $15 million loan backed by the county, an $8 million donation with no expected payback, or an extension of current sales tax for bond repayment.
Rhode Islanders anxiously awaiting confirmation of a deal to save Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital from closing will have to keep waiting after a hearing in federal bankruptcy court in Dallas Tuesday morning. But time is running out. A cost-sharing agreement between Prospect Medical Holdings, the hospitals' bankrupt owner, and the state attorney general's office guaranteed funding for Roger Williams and Fatima to stay open through November — less than two weeks away. The parties are working to extend the funding split through December with the expectation a new buyer will take over, said Thomas Califano, an attorney with Sidley Austin LLP representing Prospect.