Northeast Georgia Health System recently announced several new leaders for the hospital system, including a new president for its main hospital campus in Gainesville. John Kueven came over from Wellstar Health System earlier this month to be the new president for Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Gainesville while Diane Poirot joined NGMC as its new chief human resources officer in August. And, Chief of Staff Melissa Tymchuk will take on the responsibilities of retiring Chief Strategy Executive Tracy Vardeman in addition to her existing duties.
The dream of a new hospital for South Georgian Bay appears to be closer to reality than ever before. Michael Lacroix, president and CEO of Collingwood General and Marine Hospital, said they are set to submit the second phase of a redevelopment plan to the province this March. This is part of the early design stage for a new hospital in Collingwood, which was already included on the 2021 Infrastructure Ontario project list at a cost between $200 and $499 million.
Our Lady of Lourdes Health has a new leader. The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System has announced that after a national search, Stephanie Manson has been chosen to lead Our Lady of Lourdes Health as its new market president. Manson, currently the Chief Operating Officer of Our Lady of the Lake Health, has dedicated almost 25 years of her professional life to the Franciscan mission, according to Richard Vath, chief executive officer of FMOLHS.
The already hot market of buying physician practices is about to get even hotter should Amazon's proposed acquisition of One Medical win regulatory approval.
St. Francis Hospital is no more — It's now a standalone emergency department with several outpatient services under a new name, Capital Health — East Trenton.
Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such as lawsuits, selling patient accounts to debt buyers, and reporting patients to credit rating agencies.