Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health plans to enter a new state by acquiring Blount Memorial Hospital, a 304-bed community hospital in Maryville, Tenn.

The board overseeing Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is seeking to reenter Chapter 9 bankruptcy, arguing that a judge improperly tossed its case based on an "unduly narrow" view of insolvency tests while excluding its pension obligations from the analysis.

Melissa Edwards, MD, has been named chief executive of the medical group at Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth. 

Measles activity is rising nationwide, with nearly half of states reporting new cases in 2024, CDC data shows.

The Joint Commission has granted certifications in brain tumor care to seven hospitals in the U.S., the organization shared with Becker's.

The University of California Irvine has received a $50 million gift from businessman Joe Wen and his family. 

GE HealthCare is set to acquire Intelligent Ultrasound Group's clinical artificial intelligence software business for $51 million. 

Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group has made progress in restoring its systems after a cybersecurity event  forced them offline in May. 

Women account for an increasing number of medical school graduates and healthcare leaders, yet gender harassment and pay gaps remain, a recent report found.

As private equity ownership continues to be a hot topic in healthcare, a recent Becker's LinkedIn poll revealed that 50% of the 778 respondents feel that private equity ownership is having a "mostly negative" impact on hospitals. 

DaVita has agreed to pay nearly $34.5 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to a competitor, nephrologists and vascular access physicians to induce referrals. 

Three in 10 professionals younger than 35 said they were thriving in 2023, a decrease of four percentage points from 2022, according to Gallup.

UCSF Benioff Children's has received final approval from the UC board of regents for a $1.49 billion hospital on its Oakland, Calif., campus. 

The highest numbers of breast and cervical cancer deaths are found mostly in southeastern states, according to new data from the "2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care" released July 18 by The Commonwealth Fund.

Kirk Tice, president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), will retire at the end of the year, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker's.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Hospital will change its reporting structure and add advanced practice clinician directors to segments of its leadership teams, it announced July 18.

Commercial healthcare costs will increase by a projected 8% in 2025, driven by inflationary pressure, prescription drug spending and behavioral health utilization, according to a report from the PwC Health Research Institute.

Sidecar Health and Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica have inked a new pricing and patient access agreement.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association said its members will vote July 24 on whether to authorize a 24-hour strike at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Michael Stitler, MD, has been appointed vice president and chief medical officer of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston, W. Va.