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CommonSpirit Health Recognized as National Leader in Value-Based Care

SEP 09, 2022

CommonSpirit Health has delivered improved quality and $122 million in savings to Medicare for the 2021 performance year of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).
CommonSpirit readies launch of nation's largest nursing residency program

AUG 22, 2022

In this Modern Healthcare interview, CEO Wright Lassiter, III, notes opportunities and priorities for CommonSpirit Health, including plans to launch a new internal staffing agency.
New CEO Wright L. Lassiter III Begins at CommonSpirit

AUG 01, 2022

CommonSpirit Health announced today that Wright L. Lassiter III has started in his role as the organization’s next CEO, succeeding Lloyd H. Dean, who retired.
CommonSpirit Joins National Initiative to Integrate Health and Social Services

JUL 25, 2022

CommonSpirit Health has joined the Partnership to Align Social Care, a national initiative to co-design a framework to advance social care delivery and improve health equity.
CommonSpirit Health Joins National Climate Change Pledge

JUN 30, 2022

CommonSpirit has joined the Biden Administration's Health Sector Climate Pledge, committing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2030.
Growing, Diversifying and Strengthening the Nation's Nursing Workforce

JUN 27, 2022

Chief Nursing Officer Kathy Sanford discusses CommonSpirit's partnership with Charles Drew University to add faculty and resources to help grow nursing enrollment and diversity.
Taking Action on Gun Violence

MAY 26, 2022

CEO Lloyd Dean reflects on the tragedy in Uvalde, TX, and how CommonSpirit is working to address violence in our communities.
CNO Kathy Sanford: Our approach to nursing must change

MAY 10, 2022

Chief Nursing Officer Kathy Sanford discusses how CommonSpirit Health is changing our approach to nursing by taking proactive steps to support nurses through their career continuum and shape the future workforce.
Partnership with Charles Drew University to Diversify and Grow Nursing Workforce

MAY 09, 2022

Partnership will help historically Black medical school Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science expand capacity to train more nurses.
CommonSpirit Names Wright L. Lassiter III to Succeed Lloyd H. Dean as CEO

APR 28, 2022

CommonSpirit Health announced today that following a national search, Wright L. Lassiter III will succeed Lloyd H. Dean as its next CEO starting on Aug. 1. Dean announced last fall that he would retire this year.

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