Hawaii earned the No. 1 spot as the happiest state in the U.S., thanks in part to residents reporting the highest levels of life satisfaction and the lowest depression rate in the nation, according to a new analysis published by WalletHub.

David Brooks has been named chief administrative officer of Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Ind., effective Sept. 9.

University of Southern California Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale will close its labor and delivery services, along with its neonatal intensive care unit, on Nov. 20.

About 6% of healthcare CEOs come directly from the CFO position, according to a recent report from Crist Kolder Associates. 

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly may become the first healthcare company to hit a market value of $1 trillion, according to a Sept. 5 CNBC report. 

Cameron Mantor, MD,  has been named chief physician executive of Oklahoma City-based OU Health and president of OU Health Partners. 

South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta has begun the third stage of its $150 million expansion project.

Boston-based Mass General Brigham Cancer Center has unveiled plans for a more integrative cancer care model.

Nurses at Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health's Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children voted to participate in a one-day strike Sept. 13, according to a Sept. 4 Facebook post from the Hawaii Nurses Association. The hospital has since said it plans to lock out HNA nurses when the strike ends if the union does not accept the medical center's contract offer, according to statements shared with Becker's. 

The average tenure for healthcare CEOs is 7.6 years, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report. This is in line with the average CEO tenure across all industries — 7.4 years.

Cheryl Klass, BSN, RN, executive vice president and COO at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, has been appointed to a new interim leadership role.

The quality of a physician's onboarding experience can dictate whether or not they're satisfied with their new job, a recent report found.

Mario Ellis began his role as chief human resource officer of South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System in February 2023, and he brings three decades of experience in human resources operations and functional management to the role.

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System is moving forward with plans for a new critical access hospital in Fayette County, set to open in 2027. 

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has committed $417 million over a span of three years to ensure the operation of six Dallas-based Steward Health Care hospitals under new ownership.

Princeton (N.J.) University and Babson College in Babson Park, Mass., took the Nos. 1 and 2  spots, respectively, in The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranking of U.S. colleges, released Sept. 5.

Nursing assistants face the greatest projected deficit over any other analyzed healthcare occupation, with a projected shortage of more than 73,000 assistants nationwide by 2028. 

Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia has selected Anthony Uy, MD, as chief quality officer. 

Amazon's One Medical has reopened its primary care office in New York City. 

UT Health Athens (Texas) has named Teresa Batchelor CFO, according to a Sept. 5 post on her LinkedIn page.