Healthcare and Insurance
Posted February 21, 2024 Centerpoint Medical Center appointed John McDonald as its new chief executive officer, who previously served as CEO of another HCA Midwest Health hospital. McDonald has been CEO of Centerpoint Medical Center since January 2024, according to…
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Posted February 21, 2024 AdventHealth South Overland Park has announced Dr. Michèle Jean-François as its next chief medical officer. She will take on her new role of CMO effective March 4, according to a release. Before her new role, she…
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Posted February 15, 2024 Updated 2:27 p.m. February 15, 2024 Kansas City police say the shooting that took place after the conclusion of the Super Bowl rally, which led to 23 victims injured, was caused by a dispute. Kansas City…
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Posted February 8, 2024 AdventHealth Shawnee Mission has appointed its new president and chief executive officer Alan Verrill, MD and will step into his new role later this month. Effective February 25, Verrill will be the new President and CEO…
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Posted February 7, 2024 Oracle Corp. has appointed Seema Verma, the former head of Medicare in the Trump administration, as the executive vice president of Oracle Health. Oracle announced Verma’s new role via an internal memo in December, Bloomberg reported.…
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Posted February 7, 2024 Vivian Health, a digital healthcare job marketplace, compiled data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and found what city metros are the highest paying in each state. Vivian Health used BLS data to rank metropolitan…
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Posted February 7, 2024 Cingulate Inc. announced it has closed its $7.5 million public stock offering. The Kansas City-based pharmaceutical startup hoped to use the offering as a way to raise capital for its lead drug candidate. Last week Cingulate…
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Posted January 31, 2024 Ceva Animal Health announced it has acquired Philadelphia-based biotech company Scout Bio to achieve a “significant leap,” in innovation for pet therapeutics. Scout Bio uses gene therapy and technology to address major areas of unmet medical…
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Posted January 31, 2024 The University of Kansas Hospital has been recognized as one of Healthgrades America’s Best Hospitals and among a handful of hospitals to achieve the recognition 15 years consecutively. Healthgrades released its "America's Best Hospitals" awards on…
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Posted January 31, 2024 The Missouri attorney general believes the partnership between Liberty Hospital and the University of Kansas Health System is unlawful and requires approval of the Missouri General Assembly. In a letter published on Jan. 24, Missouri Attorney…
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