Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health is expanding the use of telehealth devices to more than 700 bedsides systemwide. 

A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs due to financial and operational challenges. 

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has launched an investigation into what led to Dallas-based Steward Health Care filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 6.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare and Dixon, Ill.-based Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital have shared plans to merge after entering into exclusive negotiations. 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health reported $1.8 billion in total revenue for the first three months ended March 31, 2024, a 4% increase from $1.72 billion during the same time period in 2023, according to its recent financial report.

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:

Valparaiso, Ind.-based Northwest Health has appointed Thomas Rohs, MD, to the role of chief medical officer, effective May 6. 

MultiPlan CEO Travis Dalton said on the data analytics firm's May 8 earnings call that the company's strategy is not affected by recent lawsuits filed by health systems. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC has agreed to pay $38 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed against the health system and 13 staff neurosurgeons in 2012, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s has opened its $100 million Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas. 

The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:

Herbert Pardes, MD, a psychiatrist and leader who helped oversee the merger of the two medical centers that became New York-Presbyterian Hospital, died of aortic stenosis April 30 at age 89, The New York Times reported May 9.

National Hospital Week — which aims to recognize and celebrate hospitals, health systems and the people who work at them — begins May 12 and runs through May 18. 

For the second year in a row, fewer graduates of U.S. medical schools are applying to residency programs in states with abortion bans, according to a new data analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

Colton, Calif.-based Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has named Andrew Goldfrach CEO, effective June 1.

Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

Tandem Diabetes Care has recalled a mobile app that pairs with its t:slim X2 insulin pump due to software issues, according to an FDA safety alert issued May 8. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic plans to focus on "digital omics," bringing patients' genetic data into EHRs for more personalized treatment.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network received a $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation and Highmark Health, which will support the cardiovascular institute and rename its electrophysiology program to the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care at AHN.

American Shared Hospital Services acquired three Rhode Island radiation centers.