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One of WVU Medicine’s small hospitals in rural West Virginia was nearing closure just a few years ago. Today its beds are nearly full,and leaders say a low-cost virtual care model helped reverse its trajectory. The Morgantown, W.Va.-based health system’s…

Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Physicians named Greg Beilman, MD, CEO. Dr. Beilman will lead M Physicians, the clinical practice of Minneapolis-based UMN Medical School, and its 4,500 staff members into a “new era of academic medicine,” according to a Feb.…

Hospitals and health systems began 2026 with a flurry of executive moves. Since Dec. 19, 2025, Becker’s has tracked 311 leadership changes, including 261 in the new year. Editor’s note: This live page was launched Jan. 2, 2026, and will…

Amy Assenmacher, RN, senior vice president of revenue cycle at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health, is confident that healthcare is at a pivotal moment that could redefine the role of revenue cycle operations, as the industry tackles shrinking margins and…

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has promoted Michele Stokes, MSN, to chief nursing officer of its Cincinnati market. Ms. Stokes assumed the role Feb. 10 after serving on an interim basis. She joined Mercy Health in 1994 and has since held multiple…

Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has launched an Epic EHR system through a partnership with Hospital Sisters Health System, based in Springfield, Ill., an arrangement that connects patient records across the organizations and reduces paperwork for shared…

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has vacated a final rule from the Federal Trade Commission that expanded premerger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, which requires organizations to report large transactions to the…

Registered nurses at nine Appalachian Regional Healthcare facilities across Kentucky and West Virginia have ratified a three-year contract extension. The contract covers more than 700 nurses at the facilities, according to a Feb. 10 National Nurses Organizing Committee news release.…

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages. Here are 13 department closures or services that are ending or have…

Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health is helping physicians understand the algorithms behind the AI tools they use for documentation and clinical decision support. “The American Medical Association has made it clear: Physicians need AI literacy,” David Cha, MD, associate chief medical…