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Whistleblowers amend complaint against Sentara
Whistleblowers last week filed an amended complaint accusing Sentara of improperly inflating 2018–2019 insurance rates.
State rejects St. Francis hospital expansion
The Virginia state government has rejected a request from Bon Secours’ St. Francis Medical Center to add 36 medical surgical beds.
Amazon boosts worker pay, cuts health plan costs
Amazon is investing $1B to raise U.S. worker wages and lower health plan costs, lifting average pay to $23 an hour and reducing co-pays to $5.
Eli Lilly to invest $5B in Goochland plant, creating 650 jobs
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. plans to invest $5 billion in a manufacturing facility in Goochland County expected to create 650 permanent jobs.
UVA Health interim leader is named permanent CEO
Dr. Mitchell Rosner appointed as University of Virginia's executive vice president for health affairs and CEO of UVA Health, following months of leadership changes.
UVA Health University Medical Center taps interim CEO
UVA Health has tapped longtime health care executive Teresa L. Edwards to serve as interim CEO of its University Medical Center.
Zephyr AI taps new CEO
McLean-based health care tech startup Zephyr AI announced last week that it has appointed Allen Chao as its new CEO.
Virginia nursing homes sue state over Youngkin budget veto
Over 180 Virginia nursing homes are suing the state after Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a budget provision to increase Medicaid payments.
Health Care 2025: JACKSON, REESE
Since 2016, Jackson has led Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, which includes the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and more than 40 practice locations, as well as about 600 physicians serving Hampton Roads. In early April, the hospital opened a psychiatric emergency room, the first on Hampton Roads’ south side, and at the end of the month, the […]
Health Care 2025: JEVSEVAR, DR. DAVID S.
In 2022, Jevsevar became CEO of OrthoVirginia, the largest independent orthopedic practice in the state, with 155-plus orthopedic specialist physicians across more than 35 locations in Lynchburg, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Southwest Virginia and Hampton Roads. The practice, which is the official orthopedic and sports medicine provider of the Washington Commanders, turns 10 this year. An [&hellip[...]
Health Care 2025: PESICKA, EDWARD A.
Pesicka became CEO of Fortune 500 health care logistics and supply company Owens & Minor in 2019. In 2023, he announced a five-year strategic plan for the company to increase profits and reduce costs. Owens & Minor reported $10.7 billion in fiscal 2024 revenue, up from $10.3 billion in 2023. The company has been engaged […]
Health Care 2025: LEVY, DR. MARLON
After two years serving as VCU Health’s interim leader, Levy was appointed permanently in November 2024. A specialist in abdominal organ transplant surgery, Levy was named to lead the Richmond medical system and its health sciences department following the sudden departure of Dr. Art Kellermann in late 2022. Early in 2023, news broke that VCU […]
