Leadership

Christopher Holden has more than 25 years of experience working in the healthcare industry. He was appointed Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare's president and CEO in 2016 after previously serving as Nashville-based AmSurg's director and president from 2007 to 2016.

Only 4 percent of medical students surveyed in 2018 said their chosen medical specialty is general surgery, compared with 8 percent in 2016, according to Medscape's Medical Student Life & Education Report 2018.

Reimbursement changes, surgical advancements and a patient label change have led to a drop in inpatient hospital stays in the Dayton, Ohio, area, according to Dayton Daily News.

Chris Bishop was named the CEO of Westchester, Illl.-based Regent Surgical Health in 2016 after previously serving as president.

Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and J.P. Morgan tapped Jack Stoddard as COO of their new health venture, CNBC reported.

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Houston-based HCA Gulf Coast completed its acquisition of North Cypress (Texas) Medical Center and named Jim Brown the facility's CEO.

Grand Rapids (Mich.) Ophthalmology boosted its staff by adding Margaret Baumgartner, OD, and Robert Baltierra, Jr., OD.

Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America grew its McKinney, Texas, presence through the addition of interventional pain management specialist Edrick Lopez, MD.

Retaining and keeping employees happy can improve company culture, help provide better care and can lower expenses for ASCs, according to MedHQ.