Recent Releases

Here’s the recent news about Catholic Health Initiatives.

Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System Merge to Form The State’s Largest Health System, KentuckyOne Health
Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System today announced a merger of the two organizations forming KentuckyOne Health. KentuckyOne Health, the state’s largest health system, was effective retroactively to January 1, 2012.

Francisco Velázquez, M.D., Named CEO of Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories
Francisco “Frank” R. Velázquez, M.D., has been named chief executive officer of Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories, Spokane, WA, which is co-owned by CHI and Providence Health & Services in Spokane. Dr. Velázquez, MD, will begin on January 23, 2012, replacing long-time PAML executive –Tom Tiffany, PhD.

CHI's Lofton Listed Among "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare"
Kevin E. Lofton, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Health Initiatives, has been named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine, a national weekly business publication.

Catholic Health Initiatives Presents 38 Grants for Building Healthy Communities
Catholic Health Initiatives has awarded grants of more than $5.4 million from its Mission and Ministry Fund for the planning, development and implementation of initiatives to promote healthy communities across the country and around the world.

Kenneth Kashkin, M.D., Named President and CEO of CHI's Institute for Research and Innovation
Kenneth Kashkin, M.D., a health care executive with more than two decades of experience in global research, biotechnology, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, has been named president and chief executive officer of Catholic Health Initiatives’ Institute for Research and Innovation (CIRI).

Catholic Health Initiatives Approves Formation of Statewide Network to Expand, Improve Health Care in Kentucky
Catholic Health Initiatives formally approved plans today to create a statewide health care delivery system to meet the needs of all of the people of Kentucky and beyond.

• Additional video and photography files about the Formation of the Kentucky Statewide Network and the recording of the news conference are available.

Catholic Health Initiatives Selects Beryl as Exclusive Provider of Outsourced Patient Experience Solutions
Beryl, a technology-enhanced patient experience services company dedicated to improving relationships between healthcare providers and consumers, provides end-to-end marketing and clinical communications solutions across the care continuum to facilitate seamless care transitions.

Catholic Health Initiatives Names T. Clifford Deveny, M.D., to New Position Overseeing Physician Practice Management
T. Clifford Deveny, M.D., has been named to the newly created position of senior vice president, physician practice management, at Catholic Health Initiatives, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system.

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