Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare recently hired more than 300 registered nurses as part of the University of Kentucky's implementation of a new graduate recruitment program. 

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has tapped Lorie Rhine, RN, as its chief nursing executive. 

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health broke ground Sept. 12 on its estimated $2.2 billion "Destination: Grand" hospital expansion project, the health system's largest investment to date. 

The FDA cited AbbVie for its direct-to-consumer television ad for Ubrelvy, featuring tennis star Serena Williams. 

Competition is brewing for Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, two of the world's leading pharmaceutical weight loss companies, according to analysts. 

A chair with a name card for Ralph de la Torre, MD, chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Steward Health Care, sat empty Sept. 12 after he skipped the bipartisan Senate committee hearing he had been subpoenaed to attend. 

Hospitals are faring better on key quality and safety measures than they were before the pandemic, according to a new report from The American Hospital Association and Vizient. 

Physicians' awareness of a unique condition involving the inability to burp has grown largely due to patients' discussions on Reddit, according to KFF Health News.

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) has introduced  a bill that would ban pharmaceutical companies from restricting access to 340B drug pricing program discounts, according to a Sept. 11 press release shared with Becker's.

This year, Becker's has reported on care deserts expanding for five specialties.

Fortune and Great Place to Work have released their annual "Best Workplaces in Health Care" list, with a Texas-based health system claiming the top spot.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health reported an operating loss of $63.2 million (-4.5% margin)in the second quarter, a 49% improvement on the $122.7 million loss (-9.6% margin) reported in the second quarter of 2023.

Twenty years after a government mandate for EHR interoperability, clinicians' needs still aren't being fully met by the technology, KLAS Research reported.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA has named William Bustamante Far West Division vice president of finance, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. 

Philadelphia-area hospitals and health systems have experienced a busy year of leadership turnover, with eight changes in more than eight months, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Hospital and health system payroll continued to steadily rise in August, according to Fitch Ratings, which expects more of the same in September.

Thirty-five artificial intelligence startups have raised $100 million or more in 2024 — and three of those focus on healthcare, according to a list compiled by TechCrunch.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has expanded the use of its MedPearl digital referral assistant to more than 7,000 providers.

After more than three decades at the helm of Houston-based Texas Children's, Mark Wallace will retire from his role as CEO on Oct. 4. 

Lehigh Valley Health Network, based in Allentown, Pa., has agreed to a proposed $65 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit related to a 2023 ransomware attack that exposed the medical records of 134,000 patients, according to a Sept. 11 report by The Times Tribune.