The shutdown has raised questions about the role of private equity as it piles into the healthcare space, snapping up everything from local doctors' practices to specialty clinics, even hospices.
Jim Dahling announced that he will retire from his position as president and CEO of the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughter (CHKD) in 2023 after almost 30 years. Dahling became CHKD's senior vice president and chief operating officer in 1994. During his time at CHKD, he assumed leadership of the Health System and expanded outpatient services. He expanded quality and safety initiatives and helped to secure CHKD's reputation as an internationally acclaimed pediatric hospital.
MetroHealth System's new president and CEO Airica Steed could earn up to $1.37 million in a cash compensation package that includes salary and potential performance-based bonuses, an amount lower than what ousted CEO Dr. Akram Boutros had received.
The CDC has begun a monumental task: turning the sprawling, labyrinthine organization known for its academically focused scientific research into a sleek, flexible public health response agency primed to serve the American public.
Governor Tim Walz is expressing openness to a proposed merger between Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health. The news shows a more receptive political climate for the nonprofits that initially tried to combine nearly a decade ago.