The person in charge of the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center and Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System (HRHS) has resigned. Ken Johnson was the president and chief executive officer for seven years. Before that, he was the hospital's chief operating officer and chief financial officer. A spokesperson for HRHS says Nick Baldetti, the chief quality officer, will be the acting CEO while a nationwide search begins for a new leader.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reportedly told a Walgreens consultant that "They don't put pretty people like me in jail," according to a government filing ahead of her sentencing hearing Friday.
As he charts a course for his next four years, Rob Bonta wants to target racial discrimination in healthcare, including through an investigation of software programs and decision-making tools used by hospitals to treat patients.
"We believe that if we put the provider first, they will have a better experience and they will show up everyday in a better way for their patients, which will ultimately improve patient health outcomes," Rural Healthcare Group CEO Benson Sloan said.