Honoring Tom Racobaldo: Crothall CEO to Retire After Decades of Leadership

Honoring Tom Racobaldo: Crothall CEO to Retire After Decades of Leadership  In 1979, Tom Racobaldo refinished hospital floors and cleaned patient rooms as a Crothall management trainee. Six months later, he received his first assignment: managing a 50-bed hospital with 10 employees in northeast Philadelphia.  Forty-six years later, Racobaldo will retire as Crothall’s chief executive officer. Well-known for his humility, Racobaldo will complete nearly a half-century in the business at the top…

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Compass One Healthcare Leaders Celebrate Tom Racobaldo

To celebrate Tom Racobaldo’s upcoming retirement, Compass One Healthcare leaders who have worked closely with Tom over the years were asked to describe his impact on operations, culture and their lives. Their responses show the gratitude, respect and admiration each person has for Tom:  Bobby Kutteh, CEO, Compass One Healthcare   Tom has been the complete leader for our organization. His capability, steadiness, and character are unmatched. He’s a great business leader who always achieved outstanding results, but he did it by…

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At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse.

https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Video_Hospital-Flood-Risk_Grid.mp4 LOUISVILLE, Tenn. — When a big storm hits, Peninsula Hospital could be underwater. At this decades-old psychiatric hospital on the edge of the Tennessee River, an intense storm could submerge the building in 11 feet of water, cutting off all roads around the facility, according to a sophisticated computer simulation of flood risk. Aurora,…

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Summon Your Spookiest Halloween Health Care Haikus

Sharpen your quills, brave souls. The spirits of health care bills past, present, and future are calling … and they demand haikus. Submissions are now open for KFF Health News’ seventh annual Halloween haiku competition. KFF Health News has been publishing reader-submitted health care haikus for years and is dying to read your frightful inspirations….

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