Becker's Hospital Review

16 CFO / FINANCE Kaiser plans $1.7B expansion By Ayla Ellison O akland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is expanding two hospitals and building two new medical offices, according to The Press-Enterprise. Kaiser is expanding Riverside (Calif.) Medical Center and making upgrades to patient rooms. The project will increase the hospital's beds from 226 to 298, a Kaiser spokesperson told The Press-Enterprise. The project, which will cost an estimated $735.4 million, is expected to be finished in the first quarter of 2027. The health system is expanding Moreno Valley (Calif.) Medical Center by 93,000 square feet. The project is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023 and will cost an estimated $250.2 million, according to the report. Kaiser is also building medical offices. One is being built in Murrieta, Calif., and the other will be in Wildomar, Calif. The projects will cost a combined $241.3 million. The health system plans to spend $473.1 million on upgrades to other Kaiser facilities in Riverside County, according to the report. "Our community is growing and Kaiser Permanente is growing with it through $1.7 billion in expansion projects at four locations across Riverside County," said Sammy Totah, PharmD, senior vice president and area manager of Kaiser Permanente Riverside, according to the report. n Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital names Sherron Rogers CFO By Hayley DeSilva Sherron Rogers has been named St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital's new CFO. Prior to Johns Hopkins, Ms. Rogers served as CFO and chief strategy officer for Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health. She was formerly its vice president of business development, operational excellence and strategy. During her time with Eskenazi Health, Ms. Rogers improved its call center by driving call abandonment rates below 5 percent with a focus on team engagement and customer prioritization. Ms. Rogers also acted as vice president and transformation officer for Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health- owned Riley Hospital for Children. n 6 cities where inflation has grown the most, least By Molly Gamble Inflation increased more quickly in some cities than others over the past year. To determine the difference in inflation growth between 23 major metropolitan statistical areas, WalletHub compared key metrics related to the Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation. It compared the Consumer Price Index for the latest month for which BLS data is available to two months prior and one year prior to assess how inflation changed in the short- and long-term. Below are the six MSAs where inflation has increased the most and the least over the past year. is ranking includes ties. To view a short-term snapshot of states' inflation growth compared to two months prior, find the full ranking here. Cities with most growth to inflation 1. Anchorage, Alaska: 12.4 percent 2. Phoenix: 12.3 percent 3. Atlanta: 11.5 percent 4. Tampa, Fla.: 11.2 percent 5. Baltimore: 10.6 percent Miami: 10.6 percent Cities with least growth to inflation 1. New York: 6.5 percent 2. Honolulu: 6.8 percent San Francisco: 6.8 percent 3. Boston: 7 percent 4. San Diego: 7.3 percent 5. Washington, D.C.: 7.5 percent n

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