Gundersen Health System and Bellin Health completed a merger on December 1. The next day, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health did the same. Together, the mergers will impact about 8.5 million patients across several states.
LCMC Health and Tulane University announced that they have finalized their partnership following approval from the Louisiana Department of Justice. As a result, Tulane Medical Center, Lakeview Regional Medical Center, and Tulane Lakeside Hospital will join the LCMC Health system. In October, LCMC announced plans to buy the three Tulane-affiliated hospitals from HCA Healthcare, a national operator, in a $150 million deal.
The Garnet Health Board of Directors has named Jerry Dunlavey, current vice president of Operations for New York-based Garnet Health and chief operating officer for Garnet Health Medical Center—Catskills, to serve as interim president and CEO for Garnet Health and Garnet Health Medical Center, effective December 30, 2022. Former CEO Alfred Pilong, Jr. was terminated by the board after the first year of a three-year contract, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Sanders' well-chronicled antagonism toward lobbyists has some concerned they'll be unable to blunt criticism of their clients' profits or corporate executive salaries.
A major shift in operation of SCL Health, the owners of St. Mary's Medical Center, was completed this year, one that combined those hospitals with the Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare.