Ardent Health Services

Ventas Reports 2023 Full Year Results and Provides 2024 Outlook

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

A description of full year 2023 results is as follows:

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  • A description of full year 2023 results is as follows:
    2023 Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Common Stockholders per share increased $0.02 compared to 2022.
  • 2023 Total Company Net Operating Income* (“NOI”) increased year-over-year by 4.5% and Total Company Same-Store Cash NOI* was 8.1% higher year-over-year.
  • Successful Execution of Equitized Loan Portfolio Transaction: Ventas successfully took ownership of and integrated the collateral for the “Santerre” mezzanine loan.
  • Ventas expects to report 2024 per share Attributable Net Income to common stockholders, Nareit FFO and Normalized FFO within the following ranges:

American Public University System and Ardent Health Services Partner to Help Ardent Team Members Earn Degrees

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public University System (APUS) is partnering with Ardent Health Services , a leading healthcare provider that owns and operates 30 hospitals and over 200 care sites in six states, to provide its team members and their families with tuition grants to earn degrees and certificates.

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  • CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public University System (APUS) is partnering with Ardent Health Services , a leading healthcare provider that owns and operates 30 hospitals and over 200 care sites in six states, to provide its team members and their families with tuition grants to earn degrees and certificates.
  • Ardent team members can learn more by visiting here .
  • "We are honored to partner with Ardent and excited to make higher education more accessible to their employees," said APUS President Nuno Fernandes.
  • "Both APUS and Ardent recognize the many barriers that adult learners have to earning degrees, and this partnership shows our full support to help them overcome those challenges."

Clearsense Appoints Jason Rose as New Chief Executive Officer and Board Member

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearsense®, a Platform as a Service (PaaS) company that partners with healthcare organizations to increase data value, governance, and transparency, announced the appointment of Jason Z. Rose as the company's new Chief Executive Officer. Founder Gene Scheurer, who has served as the CEO of Clearsense since its inception in 2016, will remain on the Board of Directors, where he will serve as special advisor to the CEO. 

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  • Rose as the company's new Chief Executive Officer.
  • As a firm believer in the power of analytics in healthcare, timely and quality data can solve some of healthcare's most vexing challenges," said Rose.
  • Rose brings 30 years of healthcare technology experience and an extensive background leading, innovating, and scaling healthcare solutions, including several high-growth companies.
  • We consider ourselves fortunate to have him as our new chief executive."

Nine Ardent hospitals earn 2023 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for outstanding quality and safety

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Highlighting nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, nine Ardent Health Services facilities were named Top General, Rural or Teaching Hospitals by The Leapfrog Group.

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  • Highlighting nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, nine Ardent Health Services facilities were named Top General, Rural or Teaching Hospitals by The Leapfrog Group.
  • The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive.
  • The Top Hospital designation is bestowed by The Leapfrog Group , a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers known as the toughest standard-setters for health care safety and quality.
  • “Protecting patients from preventable harm is the cornerstone of The Leapfrog Group’s mission,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.

NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA TO PROVIDE ANESTHESIOLOGY SERVICES FOR PORTNEUF HEALTH

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthStar Anesthesia, an industry leader in anesthesia care, has expanded its high-quality anesthesia services to Portneuf Health in Pocatello, Idaho.

Key Points: 
  • IRVING, Texas, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthStar Anesthesia, an industry leader in anesthesia care, has expanded its high-quality anesthesia services to Portneuf Health in Pocatello, Idaho.
  • Portneuf turned to NorthStar Anesthesia to support the modernization and scale of its anesthesia services to accommodate growing case volumes and better serve the Pocatello community and region.
  • "Our partnership with NorthStar Anesthesia will help us to better serve our community and the region, with quality resources and first-class reputation for high-quality patient care," said Jordan Herget, President and CEO of Portneuf Health.
  • "We are excited for NorthStar's first venture into Idaho and look forward to working with the team at Portneuf, as well as expanding our collaboration with their parent company Ardent Health Services," said NorthStar Anesthesia CEO Adam Spiegel.

Ardent Health Services Reports Information Technology Security Incident

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Ardent Health Services and its affiliated entities (“Ardent”) became aware of an information technology cybersecurity incident on the morning of November 23, 2023, which has since been determined to be a ransomware attack.

Key Points: 
  • Ardent Health Services and its affiliated entities (“Ardent”) became aware of an information technology cybersecurity incident on the morning of November 23, 2023, which has since been determined to be a ransomware attack.
  • The Ardent technology team immediately began working to understand the event, safeguard data, and regain functionality.
  • As a result, Ardent proactively took its network offline, suspending all user access to its information technology applications, including corporate servers, Epic software, internet and clinical programs.
  • In addition to electronic protection procedures already in place, Ardent has also implemented additional information technology security protocols and is working with specialist cybersecurity partners to restore its information technology operations and capabilities as quickly as possible.

Aya Healthcare Acquires Winnow AI, a Data Science Driven Platform to Recruit Passive Physicians

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Friday, November 17, 2023

The model also predicts which physicians are likely to change jobs and where they are most likely to relocate.

Key Points: 
  • The model also predicts which physicians are likely to change jobs and where they are most likely to relocate.
  • Winnow AI complements Aya’s DocCafe brand, the premier physician talent acquisition platform with the nation’s largest pool of active job seekers.
  • “We’re able to help healthcare organizations effectively fill their open provider positions by offering Winnow AI to identify passive job seekers and DocCafe to effectively recruit active physician job seekers,” said Alan Braynin, president and CEO of Aya Healthcare.
  • Ardent Health Services, a leading healthcare provider, was an early development partner and customer of Winnow AI.

Athersys Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Business Highlights

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Athersys, Inc. (OTC: ATHX), a regenerative medicine company developing MultiStem® (invimestrocel) cell therapy for critical care indications, announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and provided a business update.

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  • Athersys, Inc. (OTC: ATHX), a regenerative medicine company developing MultiStem® (invimestrocel) cell therapy for critical care indications, announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and provided a business update.
  • There was no revenue for the third quarter of 2023 compared with $0.1 million for the third quarter of 2022, which included the delivery of services under the arrangement with Healios.
  • Research and development expenses were $4.0 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared with $12.4 million for the comparable period in 2022.
  • Cash and cash equivalents were $1.0 million as of September 30, 2023, compared with $9.0 million as of December 31, 2022.

PureHealth, Region's Largest Healthcare Platform Announces Intention to List on the ADX

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Monday, November 20, 2023

Subject to obtaining regulatory approvals and other relevant considerations it is expected that trading on ADX will commence in December 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Subject to obtaining regulatory approvals and other relevant considerations it is expected that trading on ADX will commence in December 2023.
  • PureHealth is committed to raising standards in healthcare excellence, facilitating the development of cutting-edge healthcare solutions, and advancing the science of longevity.
  • PureHealth works towards its stated purpose of remaining at the forefront of advancing health systems and envisioning the healthcare of the future.
  • Hamad Al Hammadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PureHealth, said: "Healthcare is a fundamental pillar of any thriving society.

Ardent appoints veteran healthcare executives to senior leadership roles

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Monday, October 23, 2023

“We are excited to welcome Anika and Joe to Ardent,” said Marty Bonick , president and CEO of Ardent.

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  • “We are excited to welcome Anika and Joe to Ardent,” said Marty Bonick , president and CEO of Ardent.
  • Prior to joining Centene, she was assistant vice president of digital transformation at Intermountain Healthcare.
  • With more than two decades of healthcare operations and leadership experience, he has held executive roles with Tenet Healthcare and HCA Healthcare across California and Florida.
  • “Ardent prioritizes strategies that improve quality and access to care in each of the communities it serves,” said DeSchryver.