Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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3 for-profit systems raise 2024 outlook
Three publicly traded for-profit health systems raised their 2024 financial outlooks in the release of their second quarter earnings reports: -
Adventist Health heart center renamed
Portland, Ore.-based Northwest Regional Heart and Vascular has been renamed Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center. -
Infant mortality rose for 2nd year in a row: CDC
Infant mortality rates increased by 3% in 2022 compared with 2021 and marks the second straight year of increases, according to the CDC.
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1 in 5 physicians experienced PTSD from pandemic: Study
Nearly 1 in 5 physicians experienced post-traumatic stress disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic — more than three times higher than the general population, a recent study found. -
10 top rehab hospitals: US News
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab was ranked the top rehabilitation hospital by U.S. News and World Report, according to its 2024-2025 rankings. -
CEOs sour on ability to weather inflation
CEOs' concerns about inflation have grown following the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates in June. -
Tenet built to 'thrive in any variety of political and regulatory environments': CEO
Tenet Healthcare CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said that as the for-profit system fully emerges from the pandemic, its "repositioned portfolio of businesses is generating stronger results with attractive margins and strong free cash flow generation."
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'A richness of opinions': What age diversity brings to leadership
Age diversity in the University of Kansas Health System's leadership team is valued. -
Ohio system to acquire 16th hospital
Morrow County Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Mount Gilead, Ohio, will join Columbus-based OhioHealth after the Morrow County Hospital board of trustees and Morrow County Commissioners voted to enter into a membership agreement with the health system. -
Optum closing clinics, laying off 500+
Optum is closing clinics in multiple states and laying off 524 employees across California. -
HHS, Walgreens partner on 1st decentralized COVID shot trial
Walgreens has received $25 million in federal funding to conduct a decentralized clinical trial on COVID-19 vaccine immunity.
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Inside Ascension's growth strategy, per its president
St. Louis-based Ascension is implementing a strategy to improve its financial health, continue investments, and evaluate its portfolio and future geographic footprint. -
Prime to acquire 9 Ascension hospitals: 6 things to know
St. Louis-based Ascension has taken another step in its effort to reorganize its portfolio — a strategy designed to enhance operating performance and ensure sustainability. -
The questions health system CIOs have after the global IT outage
Jeffrey Ferranti, MD, chief digital officer of Duke University Health System, was awakened in the early morning hours of July 19 with a text that the computers at his hospitals were down. His first thought: ransomware attack. -
UHS net income up 69% in Q2: 5 things to know
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services posted a net income of $289.2 million in the second quarter of 2024, a 68.8% increase from the $171.3 million it posted in the same quarter last year, according to its July 24 earnings report. -
CHS posts $13M Q2 net loss; more hospital sales on the horizon
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reported an operating income of $238 million (7.6% margin) in the second quarter, down slightly from $246 million (7.9% margin) during the same period last year. -
Boston Medical Center awarded for community health work
The American Hospital Association has recognized Boston Medical Center as the 2024 recipient of its Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service. -
Dana-Farber taps OHSU exec
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has named Patrick McCormick senior vice president for hospital transformation, effective Sept. 3. He is currently vice president for oncology services at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, Ore. -
Rising stars: 42 healthcare leaders under 40 | 2024
The new wave of dynamic, driven and visionary healthcare leaders is working to make patient care more accessible, more affordable and more streamlined. These professionals, working in a variety of roles throughout the healthcare spectrum, aim to change healthcare for the better. -
All Massachusetts Steward hospitals have received some form of bids, Governor says
All of Dallas-based Steward Health Care's Massachusetts hospitals have received some form of a bid, a spokesperson for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey confirmed with Becker's.
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