The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems was in compliance with licensing requirements when it sold Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital to Tower Health.

CEOs have navigated various challenges and changes in the healthcare industry throughout their careers. Whether related to the workforce, budget, leadership, or technology, these experiences have provided valuable lessons that continue to resonate with them today.

Houston Healthcare, a community-based, nonprofit health system in Warner Robins, Ga., and Emory Healthcare, an 11-hospital academic health system in Atlanta, have signed a letter of intent for Houston Healthcare to join Emory Healthcare, according to an Aug. 22 news release.

Mayo Clinic is nearing completion of its $215 million, six-story hospital in La Crosse, Wis., hospital that is expected to welcome its first patients in September.  

Below are six hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking COOs.

A recent study showed AI can analyze one's speech patterns to predict the development of Alzheimer's disease. In the near future, the same technology could be deployed to determine the mental fitness of CEOs, according to an Aug. 21 report from The Wall Street Journal.

The County of Santa Clara, Calif., has reached a tentative agreement with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare to purchase its San Jose, Calif.-based Regional Medical Center for $175 million, allowing the hospital to integrate with the county operated Santa Clara Valley Healthcare system.

Sutter Health plans to build a four-story, 165,000-square-foot cancer center in collaboration with Gould Medical Group physicians on the health system's Memorial Medical Center campus in Modesto, Calif. 

HCA Healthcare revealed in February executive incentive pay would be tied to quality and financial metrics for 2024. Top executives must hit specific targets to achieve their performance awards, with 80% focused on EBITDA targets and 20% on quality metrics targets.

New York City-based Montefiore Health System's Housing at Risk Program has led to a 45% decrease in emergency department visits for unstably housed people since its inception in 2009.

Mercy Health-Springfield (Ohio) has selected Austin Al-Kazaz, MD, to serve as its inaugural vice president of medical affairs, effective Sept. 1. 

Going back a decade, health systems like Providence "probably had a mindset where we needed to do everything ourselves," CFO Greg Hoffman told Becker's. 

Around 10,000 Americans turn 65 years old every day, gaining access to Medicare benefits. The number of Medicare beneficiaries is expected to continue growing in the next five years, and health systems are making changes to keep up.

Lawmakers are continuing to press for tougher regulations on MultiPlan, the New York Times reported Aug. 21. 

A federal court on Aug. 20 struck down the Federal Trade Commission's sweeping noncompete ban, claiming that it was "unreasonably overbroad" and that the FTC lacks authority to implement nationwide rules defining unfair methods of competition. 

Newsweek released its 2024 "America's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers" ranking Aug. 21, in partnership with Statista. 

The FDA is building a postmarket surveillance program for medical devices.

Lisa Lovelace was named president and CEO of Vitruvian Health-Bradley Medical Center in Cleveland, Tenn., on Aug. 1, she posted on her LinkedIn page.

The ransomware group known as Everest has begun targeting the healthcare sector.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care plans to close Trumbull Regional Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, both in Warren, Ohio, on or around Sept. 20 after the facilities failed to attract qualified buyers, the health system said in an Aug. 21 statement shared with Becker's.