St. Louis-based Ascension continues to recover from a May 8 cyberattack that brought its IT network offline.

WellSpan Health and microhospital developer Emerus have broken ground on a new facility in Carlisle, Pa.

Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital's board has voted to approve and recommend to its corporate members an affiliation agreement with HumanityCorp, a private equity company that has partnerships with multiple hospitals and health systems across the U.S., the hospital said in a June 6 news release shared with Becker's.

Hospitals have been on a quest to give nurses more flexibility at work in order to retain employees and improve satisfaction and well-being. 

U.S. News & World Report has firmed up the timeline and methodology for its annual medical school rankings after postponing them for the second year in a row. 

The National Institutes of Health is allocating about $30 million over fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to create a national primary care research network.

Doug Watson, CFO of Minneapolis-based Allina Health, is ready to hit the ground running with innovative ideas in his newly appointed role, after spending the past six months as interim CFO at the health system.

Dozens of health system executives traveled to the White House June 6 to meet about public health and hospital-based strategies to address gun violence in the U.S. 

Open-heart surgeries at Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y., continue to be on hold following an immediate jeopardy citation issued to the facility May 7. The hospital began its 40-day review period this week and surgeries should resume at the end of that time, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.

The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year:

Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital is making a significant effort to invest in its med-surg nurses through a new payment program the hospital kicked off May 5. 

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on fostering humanism in healthcare, will honor three leaders June 10 at its annual gala in New York City.

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is rolling out a new initiative with a goal to train 5,000 students by 2030 to get them on the healthcare career pathway.

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings is suing Yale New Haven Health, demanding that the Connecticut health system honor its contractual obligations to acquire Eastern Connecticut Health Network and Waterbury Hospital.

Consumer uptake of generative AI for health purposes has declined over the past year, a June 6 report from Deloitte found.

Similar to how clinicians routinely ask patients about their alcohol intake, UCLA researchers said health systems should also assess patients' cannabis use.

Worcester-based UMass Memorial Medical Center is using "Kate," an AI tool from software company Mednition, to help triage emergency department patients, the Boston Business Journal reported June 5. 

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health's collaboration with Microsoft and Epic in their AI pilot program, aimed at facilitating the drafting of physician messages to patients, has resulted in the creation of more than 5,000 messages.

Fewer nurses plan to leave their jobs, according to a recent survey, but other studies find more areas where hospitals can improve.

There has been an uptick in aggressive, late-stage and rare cancers since the pandemic, and some point to COVID-19 as a possible link to the increase, The Washington Post reported June 6.