In two letters to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Ascension Medical Group announced the upcoming closure of Ascension St. Vincent Dunn and nine other practice locations in Bedford and nearby Mitchell.
The Paul R. Nardoni Foundation is merging into the Somerset Health Care Foundation, the fundraising arm for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.
A longtime health system along the lakeshore will have a new name come Saturday. North Ottawa Community Health System, based in Grand Haven and operator of the community's hospital, will be known as Trinity Health Grand Haven as of Saturday. Trinity Health Michigan, based out of Livonia, serves 29 counties throughout the state. It will be absorbing all of NOCHS, which includes an 81-bed acute care hospital, several other care facilities, a retail pharmacy, and an EMS division.
As the new year rings in, Dr. Mike Dacey will succeed Bill Downey as CEO and president of Riverside Health System. After a career that spanned 40 years with Riverside, including a decade as CEO and president, Downey will transition into his role as executive vice chairman of the board and special adviser for the health system before he retires in 2024. Dacey joined Riverside in 2018, serving as chief clinical operations officer and most recently as president and chief operating officer.
A new study warns Boston-area hospitals with little experience operating during a hurricane will see increased disruptions like flooding and power outages during the damaging storms.