Two years after Mercy pulled out of town, Labette Health opened a new rural emergency hospital. It has a triage, ER beds, a full lab, CT scan, X-ray, a health clinic and cancer center.
An industry facing major headwinds, such as rising labor and operation costs, staffing issues, and increased pressure from companies like CVS and Walgreens moving into outpatient care resulted in a tough Q4 for hospitals.
Patients of Welch Community Hospital in Welch, W.Va. will have greater access to specialized care and other critical healthcare services under a plan to have the 65-bed, state-managed, directed, and controlled acute care hospital join the WVU Medicine network of hospitals, clinics, and physician practices.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has named a new CEO and chief clinical officer. Officials with the university named Dr. Michelle Krause chief executive officer and senior vice chancellor for UAMS Health. Dr. Ahmed Abuabdou was named chief clinical officer for UAMS Medical Center. School officials said that both have been serving on an interim basis since September 2022.