The healthcare landscape continues to change as hospitals and emergency departments face mounting challenges in 2025. Following a trend of 25 hospital closures reported on by Becker's in 2024, many facilities are being forced to close their doors due to changing community needs, rising operational costs and evolving care models.

Healthcare pays an average annual salary of $112,055 to tech workers, according to Dice.

Cybersecurity is top of mind for hospital and health system IT leaders in 2025.

Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital plans to close beds temporarily as the hospital aims to recruit more staff nurses and cut spending, according to a report from News 10, an NBC affiliate.

Here are three hospitals and health systems that have implemented new EHR systems or announced plans to do so since Jan. 6:

Hollywood, Fla.-based Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has expanded the footprint of its Heart Institute by 140 miles with the addition of 14 pediatric cardiologists.

Laurel, Miss.-based South Central Regional Medical Center kicked off its Epic implementation Jan. 8 after hiring 60 employees for the EHR switch, WDAM reported.

A pair of trade groups have filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, aiming to halt the agency's new rule banning medical debt from credit reports. 

Door County (Wis.) Medical Center is transitioning from its current Meditech EHR system to Epic. 

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed House Bill 452 into law, requiring hospitals to strengthen protections against workplace violence.

The rate of cancer death in children has dropped sixfold since 1950, Our World in Data reported Jan. 8.

Dayton (Ohio) Children's has acquired two pediatric offices, Springboro, Ohio-based Cornerstone Pediatrics and Sidney, Ohio-based Shelby Pediatrics.

Pauls Valley, Okla.-based Valley Community Hospital closed Jan. 8, KTEN reported Jan. 9.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has named Arnette Marbella vice president of revenue cycle, according to a Jan. 8 post on her LinkedIn page. 

Suki raised $70 million in its latest funding round after adding more than 12 hospital and health system partners.

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has lined up plans to acquire 12 hospitals this year and is open to the possibility of further acquisitions should the opportunities make sense. 

Gulfport, Miss.-based Memorial Health System has named Kristian Spear administrator of Memorial Hospital Biloxi (Miss.) effective Feb. 1. 

New CEOs have been selected at hospitals operated by HCA Healthcare, a for-profit health system based in Nashville, Tenn.

Jose Baez-Escudero, MD, in November stepped into his role as the first systemwide chief of cardiology at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health, where he also now serves as chief of cardiac electrophysiology.

Three active wildfires started in Los Angeles County on Jan. 7, burning across thousands of acres and spurring tens of thousands of evacuations. Here are four things to know about the wildfires and their effects on hospitals in the city.