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In a series of leadership changes prompted by HCA CEO Richard Bracken's retirement at the end of this year, William Rutherford will become CFO and executive VP. Rutherford, 49, joined Nashville-based HCA in 1986 as a staff auditor and has served in a variety of roles, most recently as...
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A credit analyst for not-for-profit healthcare providers is cautioning that the new state health insurance exchanges may introduce more short-term risk than benefit.
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In a series of leadership changes prompted by HCA CEO Richard Bracken's retirement at the end of this year, William Rutherford will become CFO and executive VP.
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Full-service hospital operators long have viewed specialty providers with suspicion. But they increasingly are adopting the philosophy of, “If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.”
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The Medical Device Innovation Consortium in Minneapolis named William Murray president and CEO, effective Aug. 12. MDIC is a public-private partnership between the Food and Drug Administration and the medical device industry. Murray, 52, most recently served as CEO of Envoy Medical, which...
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HCA, Nashville, the country's largest hospital chain by revenue and hospital count, will undergo a leadership change at the end of the year, when CEO Richard Bracken steps down.
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Dr. Jonathan Perlin, CMO and president of clinical and physician services at HCA, has been elected chair-elect designate of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees.
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Community Health Systems' earnings preview—which showed larger-than-expected drops in patient volume and net income—may set the stage for a difficult quarter going into earnings season for publicly traded hospital operators.
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INVERNESS, Fla.—The Citrus County Hospital Board narrowed the bidding for its struggling Citrus Memorial Health System to three for-profit suitors. The board received five proposals from four bidders looking to take over the hospital, which is saddled with $80 million in debt and $30...
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HCA, the Nashville-based hospital giant, is buying three hospitals in Florida from Iasis Healthcare, marking the smaller chain's exit from the state.
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