> Ken Graham, who recently was ousted from his job as president and CEO of California-based El Camino Hospital "without cause," will receive nearly $1 million in severance pay, the Daily News reports. Article
> Jeanne Darricades, an Alamosa, Colo. lawyer, was named CEO of Valley-Wide Health Systems, the Pueblo Chieftain reports. Article
> A new short stay medical center planned by Franciscan St. Francis Health in Carmel, Ind. will hire 75 employees by 2015, the Indianapolis Star reports. Article
> The mayor of Washington, D.C. is pushing to get United Medical Center off the city's plate and back in private hands, the Washington Business Journal reports. Article
> Meritus Health based in Hagerstown, Md. has named Joseph Ross its new president and CEO, the Herald-Mail reports. Article
And Finally... You talkin' to me? Article