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Sentara hires supply chain exec
Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare announced Thursday it has hired Jennifer McPherren as its vice president of supply chain, effective March 15. She succeeds Doug Farley who retired in May 2020. McPherren serves as the vice president of supply chain management and procurement services with Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Chicago. In her new role, she will focus […]
Bon Secours seeks to expand Suffolk hospital
Bon Secours Mercy Health announced on Monday it has filed a certificate of public need (COPN) to expand its Suffolk hospital by 67,000 square feet and add up to 36 beds. The proposed expansion stems from the increased need for inpatient beds, resulting from findings from the COVID-19 pandemic and population growth in the area. […]
Northam extends ban on elective surgeries until May 1
Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday extended the ban on elective surgeries at Virginia hospitals until May 1, despite the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association’s (VHHA) letter sent to Northam urging him not to extend the executive order. Northam issued Order of Health Public Emergency Two on March 25, prohibiting non-emergency medical procedures in an effort […]
