Walmart announced on Tuesday that it is establishing an institute to engage in medical research with a goal of it leading to health care that is safer, higher quality and more equitable.
Lumberport native Dr. David Hess returned to his hometown to run United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. Dr. Hess says he was driven to return by his hometown values and a desire to give back to the community that helped raise him. Hess wants his family to have a chance at the life he had growing up in north-central West Virginia, and he wants his tenure to include investing back into the area. He says those around him makes it possible to run two hospitals at the same time.
CNN — About 36% of all US counties are "maternity care deserts," and the number of counties where there is limited or no access to maternity care appears to be growing, according to a new report.
The MyMichigan Health Board of Directors has named senior vice president and chief medical officer Lydia A. Watson, MD, CPE., as president and CEO of MyMichigan Health with an effective date of Dec. 1. Dr. Watson will succeed Greg Rogers, longtime health care administrator for the organization.