Shares of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems closed July 18 at $2.27, up 7.6 percent from the day prior.

After more than a decade of planning and construction, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care plans to open a $2 billion hospital in late October, according to the Palo Alto Weekly.

Christus Southeast Texas Health System officially closed Port Arthur, Texas-based St. Mary Hospital July 18, according to The Beaumont Enterprise.

 Former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign said it's not expecting contributions from insurance companies, in response to a challenge from 2020 contender Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to reject donations from payers and pharmaceutical companies, according to The Hill.

HHS is giving $20 million to 27 organizations around the country to help them set up rural medical residency programs over the next three years.

Advancements in health sensory technology will pave the way for remote patient monitoring and telehealth to dominate the future of healthcare, according to former Apple CEO John Sculley, who shared his viewpoint in Fortune.

Health officials declared the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern July 17. The outbreak, which is nearing the one-year mark, had caused 2,522 infections and 1,698 deaths as of July 16.

Here are six hospitals and health systems that have recently posted job listings seeking marketing executives.

DEARhealth, a University of California Los Angeles spinout developing an artificial intelligence-powered care management platform, raised $6.8 million in a Series A funding round led by Philips' venture arm.

As the tenure of the average chief marketing officer continues to slip — now down to 43 months, per recent research — organizations are increasingly choosing to eliminate the title altogether, AdAge reports.

The Wexford Innovation Complex, a hub for science and technology research and education, broke ground in Providence, R.I., on July 17.

Louisville, Ky.-based Jewish Hospital is putting its heart transplant program on hold starting Aug. 17, according to The Courier-Journal.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare and Evergreen Park, Ill.-based Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Centers are negotiating a full merger, according to a July 17 announcement.

Below are 10 commonly prescribed drugs that increased in list price in the second quarter of 2019, according to GoodRx's latest quarterly report. 

Friends and family of a 21-year-old diabetic patient said Jesimya David Scherer-Radcliff died as a result of rationing insulin, according to Minnesota news station KARE 11. 

Congress is looking at several proposals to protect patients from massive unexpected out-of-network medical bills. 

The Department of Justice announced more than $750 million in False Claims Act settlements in the first half of this year, with the bulk of recoveries involving healthcare fraud, according to an analysis by Los Angeles-based law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

The New York Stock Exchange has accepted Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health's plan to regain compliance with NYSE continued listing standards.

The emergency room at Somerville (Mass.) Hospital is closing and being replaced with an urgent care center, according to MassLive. 

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has named David L. Callender, MD, president and CEO, effective Sept. 1.