David Chung, MD, PhD, is one of Northwell Health's newest subspecialists in cancer care.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is outsourcing some back-office functions, which will affect 171 roles, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 10. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health has named Jennifer Mojica CFO of Ocoee, Fla.-based Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. 

Cincinnati-based Ensemble, a revenue cycle managed service company for healthcare organizations, received its 11th patent.

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System named Julie Hall, DNP, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer.

Six health systems — Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.), CommonSpirit Health (Chicago), Six health systems — Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.), CommonSpirit Health (Chicago), Henry Ford Health (Detroit), Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), Providence (Renton, Wash.), and Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) — have launched the Truveta Genome Project, an initiative to build the largest and most diverse database of genetic and health information.

The Federal Trade Commission has updated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act's jurisdictional thresholds and filing fees for 2025, with the size-of-transaction threshold for reporting mergers and acquisitions increasing from $119.5 million to $126.4 million. 

From January through July 2024, staff registered nurses involved in direct patient care saw their median base pay increase by 2%, compared to 1.4% for those in indirect patient care. However, RNs involved in direct and indirect patient care were poised for annual increases of 3% to 4% to close out 2024.

Here are six hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

Health systems are working to streamline operations by centralizing all medication processes in one location: central pharmacy service centers.

As part of its newly launched Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, CMS is offering eligible nursing homes an opportunity to apply for Financial Incentive Administrator designation. If approved, facilities will receive funding to recruit and retain registered nurses. 

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine plans to break ground in 2025 on a 56-bed pediatric hospital in Wesley Chapel, Fla.

UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Mitchell Posner, MD, as chief clinical officer. He will also serve as CCO for the health system's cancer service line.

According to the latest CDC Monthly Provisional Drug Overdose Counts report, the U.S. continues to lead the world in overdose fatalities, with more than 100,000 deaths recorded in 2023. 

Venture capital investment in healthcare increased to $23 billion in 2024, up from $20 billion in 2023, fueled by the rapid adoption of AI technologies, a Jan. 8 report from Silicon Valley Bank found. 

Becker's has recently reported on the following hospital and health system president departures, including retirements and other leadership transitions.

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings is working with restructuring advisers while exploring strategies to address its financial challenges, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 8.

Following the merger of Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and Orange, Calif.-based Children's Hospital of Orange County to form Rady Children's Health, the three-hospital system's co-CEOs, Kimberly Cripe and Patrick Frias, MD, are ready to hit the ground running as a dynamic duo.

Mercy Health-Toledo (Ohio) will launch a network of urgent cares through the acquisition of 10 facilities, with new ownership effective April 1.

Hospital developments picked up steam in 2024, with significant investments in acute care facilities. From billion-dollar flagship projects to rural community hospitals, health systems are expanding to meet evolving patient needs.