A new president has been named for the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart. Dr. Jason Foland will officially become the president on Jan. 21, 2024. Foland worked as the Chief Medical Officer at the children’s hospital from August 2019 to June 2023.
B. Konard Jones, who has served as CEO of NorthBay Health since 2017, will usher in 2024 as a retired man. It will be different, and maybe a little strange. “In 41 years, I've been off the job one day,” Jones said.
The New York State Department of Health issued a cease and desist order to the hospital to immediately stop closing inpatient beds, calling the move unlawful because the changes were made without getting approval from the state.
The original Midland Memorial Hospital faces expensive plumbing and electrical issues, plus outdated furnishings like narrow hallways, broken elevators and low ceilings.