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While Generation Z employees are often associated with entry-level roles, they have also begun stepping into leadership positions at hospitals and health systems. Gen Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2012. As they enter the workforce and the first…

The flu season is off to a severe and early start, with outpatient visits for flu-like illness already reaching levels rarely seen this time of year. As of mid-December, the rate of outpatient visits for flu-like illness was tracking as…

Amid a rising complexity in the role, several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. saw COO moves in 2025, including retirements, appointments and resignations. The role has evolved in response to industrywide trends, particularly in its increasing responsibilities. This…

Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System will lay off 296 employees as it deals with funding cuts related to H.R. 1. Affected workers will be notified on Jan. 6, and are employed across all system departments and disciplines, including administrative services,…

More than 9,850 patients visited New York City emergency departments with influenza-like symptoms during the week ending Dec. 20 — the most of any week in the past decade, The New York Times reported Dec. 26.  Manhasset, N.Y.-based Long Island…

From HCA adding hospitals in New Hampshire and Florida to Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System finalizing their 56-hospital merger, here are 39 hospital mergers and acquisitions completed in 2025: 1. Terre Haute-based Union Hospital and Terre Haute Regional…

Brian Sinotte has been named president of the UCSF Health Network, part of San Francisco-based UCSF Health. Mr. Sinotte brings more than 15 years of experience integrating academic medicine and community health systems, according to a Dec. 26 LinkedIn post…

Below are the 17 hospital and health system CFO moves that Becker’s reported on in December: 1. 1. Perry Sham was appointed CFO of Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center. 2. Amy Gonzalez was appointed assistant CFO of Coral Gables (Fla.)…

Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network appointed Carlton Rule, MD, as chief quality officer. Dr. Rule will oversee systemwide quality programs, patient safety, performance improvement and regulatory compliance across all hospitals and clinics, according to a Nov. 6 Bassett Healthcare news…

Healthcare has always been about people and the connection between provider and patient. Yet too often, that connection gets buried by administrative burden and technological roadblocks. At NextGen Healthcare, we believe clinical efficiency isn’t just about reducing clicks—it’s about saving…