Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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Texas hospital taps new CEO
Jerrica George has been named CEO of Live Oak, Texas-based Methodist Hospital Northeast, part of San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare, effective May 15. -
Amazon Clinic general manager departs
Amazon Clinic General Manager Nworah Ayogu, MD, is leaving the company to join Thrive Capital, a firm that builds and invests in internet, software and technology companies. -
The oral cancer drug that could treat diabetes: Study
University of Pittsburgh researchers may have found a way to repurpose a cancer drug to treat diabetes.
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10 best states for healthcare: US News
Among states, Hawaii ranks No. 1 overall for healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual best states rankings published May 7. -
CMS gives California hospital chance to keep Medicare contract
CMS has rescinded its April 11 determination to terminate Modesto, Calif.-based Stanislaus Surgical Hospital's Medicare contract. -
CommonSpirit's most recent executive appointments
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit, Catholic health system of more than 2,200 care sites in 24 states. -
Medicare's financial picture brightens slightly
Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund is expected to run out in 2036, five years later than the fund's trustees projected last year.
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MD Anderson gets $20M gift to boost neurodegenerative research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has received a $20 million gift from a longtime donor that will go toward advancing research on Alzheimer's and other types of neurodegenerative diseases. -
HCA accused of withholding pay of 1,000 workers
HCA Healthcare faces a lawsuit alleging its Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health illegally kept pay from at least 1,000 employees, the Citizen Times reported May 6. -
Baptist Health settles False Claims allegations for $1.5M
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has agreed to pay $1.5 million to address accusations of breaching the False Claims Act. -
The 'dawn of a new era' for Tenet
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare started 2024 with a hospital selling spree that netted nearly $4 billion in gross proceeds.
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30 health systems with strong finances
Here are 30 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service released in 2024. -
How Mayo Clinic Platform is supporting providers
In an era marked by an abundance of options in the health IT marketplace, Mayo Clinic Platform aims to get proven tools to healthcare providers. -
U of I Health Care rolls out new branding
Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care has rolled out the first phase of its rebranding initiative. -
FTC wants more information on Novo's $16.5B deal to boost Wegovy production
In February, Novo Nordisk agreed to buy Catalent for $16.5 billion. The Federal Trade Commission has since requested more information from the companies as it reviews the deal, The Wall Street Journal reported May 3. -
PeaceHealth broadens sustainability efforts
PeaceHealth has tapped its first program director of environmental stewardship as it expands sustainability projects, the 9-hospital system said May 3. -
Steward hospitals by state
Dallas, Texas-based Steward Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 6. -
10 best, worst states for mental healthcare
Five of the top 10 best states for mental healthcare are in the Northeast, and six of the top 10 worst states for mental healthcare are in the South, according to a new Forbes Advisoranalysis. -
The patient population most at risk of ED boarding
Of the roughly 10% of patients that were boarded in emergency departments, an estimated 30% to 50% were adults 65 and older, KFF Health News reported May 6. -
Bill proposes paying hospitals for maintaining drug stockpiles
Following an HHS proposal, a Senate committee penned a bill to incentivize hospitals and other healthcare supply chain stakeholders for their drug shortage mitigation strategies, including stockpiles.
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