East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry has officially closed, NEWS9 has confirmed with Belmont County 911. A sign on the door of the hospital says "Hospital closed! Please go to the nearest hospital Trinity, Reynolds or Wheeling!" It's been a tumultuous period for the hospital, which re-opened four years ago after being shuttered in 2019. The hospital has been dealing with various financial issues for months, including being unable to pay employee wages and back taxes.
Physicians from all over Massachusetts gathered for a rally outside Boston hospitals. Over 300 physicians gathered to address the large, inflated salaries of hospital execs, sparked by the recent surge in layoffs from Mass General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital while their CEO, Anne Klibanski, earns $6 million a year. The rallies aim to bring attention to legislative proposals S.899 and H.1398, which seek to cap healthcare CEOs' salaries at 50x their lowest-paid employee's. Kibanski currently brings in 193x the lowest salary of an MGB worker.
Cone Health President and CEO Mary Jo Cagle is stepping down from her role due to a "serious family health matter", the company announced Wednesday. Her last day will be May 3. Beginning on June 1, Cone Health's interim COO, Bernard Sherry, will serve as interim CEO. Cone Health has initiated a nationwide search for the next CEO.
Lawyers with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office signaled positive momentum for a long-term plan to save Delaware County's Crozer Health system on Wednesday during a bankruptcy hearing with Prospect Medical Holdings. At a lengthy hearing Wednesday, a deputy attorney general told the court: 'This is a very complex dance, and are cautiously optimistic we will have a long-term plan.' Attorneys said they are looking at Friday as a possible deadline to have a deal in the works.
The VA recently cut ties with several companies supporting EHR modernization, as part of a mass cancellation of contracts. Documents obtained by Federal News Network show the VA terminated contracts for at least six companies supporting the rollout of a new EHR from Cerner and its parent company, Oracle.
Tim Noel knows his new job as UnitedHealthcare CEO isn't going to be much like his predecessor's role. Noel was promoted to the position previously held by Brian Thompson, who was killed in an early morning shooting in December on his way to a UnitedHealth investor conference in Manhattan. Thompson's death prompted a social media outcry about health insurers denying care, causing Noel to look inward about his job and industry.