ST. LOUIS – Seasoned health care leader to drive growth and create greater access to specialty pediatric care for children with medical complexities and their families. Following a national search, Shawn Dryden has been selected to serve as the next president and CEO of Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital. Ranken Jordan specializes in caring for…
Bon Secours Mercy Health President Brian Smith To Retire After 32 Years With Health System
Smith served 22 years at Mercy Health in Lima before accepting system-wide role in Cincinnati CINCINNATI – Brian Smith, Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) president, announced today that he will retire December 31, 2022, after more than three decades of Mission-focused, operational excellence. “When I started as a wages and benefits manager in 1990, I…
Hosparus Health raises $28 million in campaign
Hosparus Health today announced it has raised $28 million in its People of Compassion comprehensive fundraising campaign to enhance and expand hospice and palliative care services in 41 counties in Kentucky and Indiana. The total surpasses its original goal of $24 million. Hosparus launched the campaign in January 2017 to address five critical areas…
Write a letter or email your legislator, help Kentucky nurses
By Delanor Manson, MA, BSN, RN Thanks to nurse leaders around the commonwealth, the nursing shortage has moved from breakroom talk and conference room agendas among providers to statewide and national news coverage. The Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA) recently hosted a press conference to discuss this urgent matter and the results of its October 2021…
Health Enterprises Network hosts discussion on health equity
Local leaders of healthcare organizations convene to promote communication, collaboration. By Sally McMahon GLI’s Health Enterprises Network (HEN), along with presenting sponsor Deloitte, hosted an in-person panel discussion on pursuing health equity as an outcome at the Louisville Central Community Center. HEN is an investor-led organization working to champion and foster the growth of the…
The No Surprises Act regulations –The first two installments
By Sarah Charles Wright The No Surprises Act or “NSA” which goes into effect January 1, 2022, mandates group health plans and insurers to cover emergency and other hospital-based services furnished by out-of-network (OON) facilities and providers as if they were in-network. Two sets of implementing regulations have now been issued jointly by four federal…