Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Texas system lays off 129

    Southwestern Health Resources, a 31-hospital joint venture, conducted a mass layoff affecting 129 employees on Sept. 10. 
  2. 'Just lose weight' rhetoric harms care, patients say

    Although the American Medical Association recognized obesity as a disease state in 2013, weight stigma still persists in parts of the healthcare industry, which patients say is undermining care quality. 
  3. 7 hospital CFOs becoming CEOs

    Here are seven hospitals have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2024: 

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  1. Fewer than than 1% of COPD patients get post-acute pulmonary rehab: Study

    A total of 0.8% of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease follow up hospitalization with pulmonary rehabilitation treatment, according to a study published Aug. 13 in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
  2. CommonSpirit taps inaugural chief physician executive officer

    Thomas McGinn, MD, has been appointed senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, effective Sept. 30.
  3. The case for CHROs on hospital boards

    The proportion of board directors with CHRO experience at Russell 3000 companies grew following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Aug. 30.
  4. Hospital leaders on revving staff engagement, satisfaction

    Hospitals and health systems understand fostering enthusiasm within staff  pays for itself through retention of quality employees.

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  1. Partnerships health systems are exploring 'for the first time'

    Health system leaders face mounting challenges that require bold, innovative strategies to ensure long-term financial sustainability and operational efficiency. Rising costs, workforce shortages and payer challenges are reshaping how hospitals operate, with many rethinking traditional partnerships, tackling revenue cycle complexities and exploring new M&A models.
  2. MD Anderson, Rice partner on research to improve cancer care operations

    University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University, both based in Houston, have partnered to launch a new operational research initiative aimed at improving cancer care operations with data. 
  3. Northwell, Nuvance merger clears New York regulatory hurdle

    New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health's merger with Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health received approval from New York State, acting through the Public Health and Health Planning Council.
  4. Judge approves $200K sale of Steward Arkansas hospital

    Dallas-based Steward Health Care received approval from U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez to sell Wadley Regional Medical Center at Hope (Ark.) to Hope-based Pafford Health Systems for $200,000 during a Sept. 12 court hearing. 

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  1. Boone Health chief medical officer to retire

    Robin Blount, MD, will retire in January after nearly a decade as chief medical officer of Boone Health.
  2. West Penn nurses to receive 24% average raise

    Nurses at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, represented by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, have approved a new labor contract with the hospital's parent organization, Allegheny Health Network.
  3. Children's health system inks 3-year NFL sponsorship deal

    Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health has inked a three-year sponsorship deal with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars.
  4. Memorial Sloan Kettering identifies new lung cancer

    A team from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City identified a new, rare form of small cell lung cancer, found primarily in patients who have no history of smoking.
  5. Hospital keeps name after trademark lawsuit fails

    A judge dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a St. Louis hospital, allowing the facility to keep its name.
  6. New Hampshire hospital to end paramedic intercept service

    East Kingston, N.H.-based Exeter Hospital will shutter its advanced life support paramedic intercept program Sept. 20 due to financial challenges and changing care demands, The Portsmouth Herald reported Sept. 10.
  7. 3 health systems see workforce gains in partnerships

    Health system partnerships with educational institutions have helped ease the burdens of workforce shortages and allowed students to gain hands-on experience and class credit. 
  8. 6 recent COO-to-CEO transitions

    COO and president were the most common backgrounds for CEOs in 2024, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report.
  9. UK HealthCare hires 328 nurses from new program

    Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare recently hired more than 300 registered nurses as part of the University of Kentucky's implementation of a new graduate recruitment program. 

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