Joint Commission International will launch a sustainability certification program for global healthcare organizations in 2025.

Norfolk, Neb.-based Faith Regional Health Services has named Brenda Baker vice president of finance and CFO, according to a Sept. 10 post from her LinkedIn page. 

Investing in data-driven technologies can automate processes and enhance efficiency, but investing in people will drive transformative change.

Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare has partnered with Phoenix-based City of Hope to offer advanced treatment options and expertise to NAH patients with complex or rare types of cancer closer to home. 

From seeking Chapter 11 protection on May 6 to sharing plans to close four of its hospitals across Massachusetts and Ohio that would result in a combined 2,187 layoffs, Dallas-based Steward Health Care has experienced a great deal of turbulence over the last year.

While there are still issues to iron out, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez authorized an interim settlement agreement for Dallas-based Steward Health Care to transition many of its remaining hospitals to its landlord, Medical Properties Trust, or applicable designated operators, effective Sept. 11. 

Lisa Tzanakis has been appointed COO of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala, effective Sept. 10.

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health will continue to operate a hospital in Fosston, Minn., after an arbitration panel ruled in the health system's favor in a dispute with the city. 

The 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have approved a new labor contract.

In a phase 3 clinical trial, liraglutide was shown to reduce the body mass index in children ages 6 to 11 with obesity, according to a study published Sept. 10 in The New England Journal of Medicine. 

John Byrnes, MD, has been named chief quality officer and senior vice president of quality and safety at McLeod Health, a nonprofit system based in Florence, S.C., according to a Sept. 11 news release sent to local media outlets. 

It was no surprise when the Journal of the American Medical Association published research last month that found "trust in physicians and hospitals [had] decreased substantially…from 71.5% in April 2020 to 40.1% in January 2024." 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will close its last skilled nursing facility in the country, the Kaiser Permanente Post Acute Care Center in San Leandro, Calif., the health system said in a Sept. 10 statement shared with Becker's.

Denver Health has named April Audain CFO, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. 

Arkansas is the worst state to have a baby, while Vermont is the best, according to a new ranking published Sept. 4 from Forbes Advisor, a financial services and personal finance website affiliated with Forbes.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testified before Congress regarding his administration's COVID-19 nursing home policies, ABC News reported Sept. 10.

During a Sept. 10 hearing, lawmakers voiced strong criticism of the VA's rollout of its Oracle Health EHR system, with one member urging the department to abandon the project altogether, Nextgov reported.

Dallas-based home healthcare and hospice provider Intrepid U.S.A. will pay $3.85 million after two alleged False Claims Act violations.

Joanna Weiss held several leadership positions within Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center before being named CFO in May.

Oracle Health stands apart from Epic, its main rival in the EHR market, because of its user interface, the company's leader said in an earnings call.