The prospective mega-merger between Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora has hit a roadblock in Illinois that could slow the process of gaining a necessary approval, according to multiple media sources. On Wednesday, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board postponed a vote on the change of ownership for 10 Advocate Aurora facilities in the state. The new date for a vote has not been set, but could be delayed until December.
Mike Mudd has joined Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers as chief operations officer (COO). Mudd joins Mercy from his previous role as COO of service lines for Rochester Regional Health in Rochester, N.Y. According to a Thursday (Sept. 15) news release, Mudd supervised the operational leadership of multiple service lines for the five-hospital Rochester system, managing physician relations and working closely with nursing leadership.
The prospective mega-merger between Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora has hit a roadblock in Illinois that could slow the process of gaining a necessary approval, according to multiple media sources.
Tech giant Amazon was in the bidding for home health company Signify Health but ended up losing out to CVS Health. However, there are three other companies that could be even better targets for Amazon to pursue: GoodRx Holdings, Doximity, and Hims & Hers Health.
While much has been written about the proposed merger between Crouse Hospital and Upstate University Hospital, it is important to recognize and acknowledge that New York state has a review process in place to examine the merger.