Keene, N.H.-based Cheshire Medical Center CFO Dan Gross has retired, according to a May 3 post on his LinkedIn page. 

Philadelphia-based Rite Aid has said since it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy seven months ago that it will close more than 520 locations, according to a Bloomberg News analysis of court records.  

Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System's new "smart hospital" in Paramus, N.J., is using Meditech's Expanse EHR system. 

A 12-year-old boy is the first commercial patient in the world to receive an FDA-approved gene therapy for sickle cell disease, The New York Times reported May 6.

Here is a look at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's payer mix in the first quarter of 2024, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing: 

The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a tuition-free public high school, is set to open in Demopolis in fall 2026. 

Ascension and Renown Health were among the hospitals and health systems that named new CFOs in April. 

In 10 years, there were 40 CMS citations that were given out only once.

In honor of National Nurses Month and National Nurses Week (May 6-12), hospitals and health systems are recognizing the difference nurses make in their organizations. 

Officials with the Massachusetts health department have launched an incident command system meant to safeguard access to care and minimize any potential service disruptions amid Dallas-based Steward Health Care's ongoing financial troubles. 

Hospitals and health systems are at a crossroads of increasing demand for higher acuity care and deepening financial instability, caused by rising costs due to ongoing workforce shortages, severe fractures in the drugs and supplies supply chain and high levels of inflation, according to a May 2 report published by the American Hospital Association. 

Expenses per provider remained considerably higher than revenue generated in the first quarter of 2024, although there are signs the gap could be closing, according to the Kaufman Hall "Physician Flash Report," released May 2.

Hackers accessed employee email accounts at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, compromising the data of 183,079 patients, the health system said in a May 3 notice on its website. 

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is partnering with AI company Andor Health to use artificial intelligence to enhance the patient experience in its emergency departments. 

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is suing Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, from whom it is attempting to acquire three Connecticut hospitals, as it seeks to get out of the deal, CT Mirror reported May 3.

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

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital has appointed Julia Mason, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient care services, effective June 11. 

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

Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital's credit rating was upgraded to "AA-" from A+ by Fitch. 

Fifteen years after meaningful use incentives propelled the shift to EHRs, health system leaders told Becker's that digitizing medical records has been a net positive for the industry — with some caveats.