Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has acquired a 260-bed hospital from HCA Healthcare's Far West division.

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Oracle Health implementation at one of its Chicago-area facilities is exceeding early expectations, Nextgov reported March 27. 

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on March 29 vetoed a bill that would allow advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe certain medications without the supervision of a physician. 

Amy Carrier is no longer president and CEO of Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health, which she has led since September 2021. 

Approximately 81% of oncologists said patients should consent to artificial intelligence use for cancer treatment decisions, a recent survey found.

Physicians were paid $12.13 billion between 2013 and 2022, according to a report published in JAMA Network March 28.

West Virginia is now the fifth state to enact the PA Licensure Compact, the ​​American Academy of Physician Associates said March 28.

Since the start of the year, at least ten hospitals have unveiled plans to invest millions into emergency department expansion efforts. The projects come as emergency department overcrowding and related capacity issues have intensified over the past few months in some regions of the country. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to schedule a meeting with Novo Nordisk's CEO after researchers said its blockbuster Type 2 diabetes drug, Ozempic, could remain profitable if it was made for less than $5, Bloomberg reported March 28. 

Last year, more than 9,600 tuberculosis cases were reported in the U.S., marking the highest number of annual cases reported in over a decade, according to data the CDC published March 28. 

Becker's is pleased to name 14 chief wellness officers to know. 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is reorganizing its hospital portfolio through various strategic transactions. 

For each of the 29 recommended practices to reduce diagnostic errors, Leapfrog found at least 60% of leading hospitals are working on enforcing the practice. But full compliance is low. 

Memphis, Tenn.-based Le Bonheur Children's Hospital opened its expanded neonatal intensive care unit March 28, the first step in a $95.4 million, four-story expansion project.

As Capitol Hill weighs a shortened workweek, many companies are already unofficially carrying one out, The Wall Street Journal reported March 27. 

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine's environmental efforts are multipronged, including saving expired devices for trainings and fine-tuning the flow of anesthesia gases. 

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Danville, Ky.-based Ephraim McDowell Health of denying an employee a promotion because of her sex and retaliating against her after she reported discrimination.

Despite the buzz around flexible work, it is not among Generation Z's top three desirable elements in a new job, according to a March 26 report. 

The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:

Black Book Research released a list of the top hospital technologies in 36 categories for 2024 as rated by industry customers.