Lee Health, a public hospital, would realize $1 billion more net patient revenue over the next decade if it becomes a private nonprofit system, according to a report in the News Press.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is investing in technological infrastructure and patient-centric care to navigate the complexities of value-based care, Semira Singh, director of informatics at the health system, told Becker's.  

At least a dozen physicians and physician assistants who work in the emergency department at Ascension St. John in Detroit began a 24-hour strike on the afternoon of April 18, according to The Detroit News. The contracted clinicians are employed by TeamHealth, a private equity-owned hospital staffing company. 

Becker's recorded three health system CEOs' retirement announcements between April 16 and April 18, adding to a growing list of exits in 2024: 

Winston-Salem, N.C.,-based Novant Health has fired back against a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that aims to prevent the health system's acquisition of two hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. 

A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs due to financial and operational challenges. 

 U.S. workers' confidence has dropped by two points since January, according to LinkedIn's most recent Workforce Confidence survey. 

Shelleye Yaklin is retiring as president of Trinity Health Grand Haven (Mich.) after 17 years in the role, leading its parent system to reassign leadership responsibilities amongst other hospitals' executives. 

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

After investigating the safety of CAR-T cell drugs, the FDA decided to include a serious risk on the boxed warnings of six approved immunotherapies. 

TV and radio host Ryan Seacrest has been building broadcast media centers, named Seacrest Studios, in children's hospitals, and the latest will be at Children's Hospital New Orleans.

Becker's has reported on 10 health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions in 2024: 

Community Health Systems' hospitals in Texas and Pennsylvania now stock epinephrine manufactured by Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health and Orlando-based University of Central Florida have expanded their partnership to establish the University of Central Florida College of Medicine-Nemours Children's Health Department of Pediatrics.

A nearly 40-year old federal law requires Medicare hospitals to provide all patients experiencing a medical emergency a medical screening and stabilizing care. Whether that includes abortion has been at the center of several lawsuits in states with strict abortion bans. 

Plastic surgery saw the largest drop in compensation in 2023 — more than double the drop of the next highest specialty, according to Medscape's "2024 Physician Compensation Report," released April 12.

Gen Z and millennials healthcare workers are less likely to report feeling unsafe at work and suffering burnout, but are more likely to report experiencing depression, a Vivian report found.

Jessica McAllister joined Tufts Medicine April 15 as vice president of clinical operations.

Here is how much eight hospitals and health systems are expected to pay or have paid for the cost of purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system:

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has reached a deal with state legislature to keep University Hospital at Downstate in New York City's Brooklyn borough open.