Gov. Gavin Newsom signed earthquake retrofit requirements into law, and the legislation allows some hospitals to ask for a deadline extension, the Los Angeles Times reported Oct. 9. 

UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna are asking that Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan and two other commissioners recuse themselves from a lawsuit accusing the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices, CNBC reported Oct. 9. 

IT outages at a Texas health system and an affiliated medical school and its physicians' group are affecting patient care across the northwest part of the state.

Health system executives are watching the federal budget deficit closely headed into 2025 as they develop their own budgets for next year.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is strengthening its presence in Colorado through expanded partnerships with HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit health system in the country, and CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit systems. 

Cindy Mahal, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., according to an Oct. 8 news release shared with Becker's from its parent system, Renton, Wash.-based Providence.

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has partnered with the Union for International Cancer Control to address breast and cervical cancer on a global scale. 

Nursing is in a "transformational era," leaders told Becker's.

Retirement and assuming a new role at a different organization are the most common next steps for retiring hospital and health system CEOs, as recently reported by Becker's.

Eli Lilly & Co. named its inaugural chief AI officer, who joins the company from Mount Sinai Health System.

Massachusetts organizations will receive a total of $4.2 million in workforce development grant funding, a portion of which will go toward healthcare roles.

A strong foundational approach to incorporating artificial intelligence into healthcare operations is essential to maximize the investment and deliver best results. It's a hefty investment, but done right will add value to the health system over time.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit is "investing significantly in high-growth markets," such as Arizona and Colorado, to ensure the long-term sustainability of the health system, CFO Dan Morissette said during the company's investor call on Oct. 4.

The air conditioning at University of California San Francisco's Medical Center at Parnassus is out on some floors, ABC7 reported Oct. 8.

St. Louis-based Ascension has made several executive changes at the system level and within its hospitals this year.

Southbridge, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health-Harrington Hospital reduced the all-cause 30-day readmission for heart failure patients by 50% as part of a remote patient monitoring program with digital health company Brook Health. 

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has created a new company called Populance to support hospitals, physicians and health plans in advancing population health efforts. 

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is set to open its first adult sickle cell clinic Oct. 9 in the city. 

Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, has been named president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, effective Oct. 8, after serving as acting CEO since July.

Children's hospital CEOs tend to have diverse educational backgrounds and most often enter the role from a COO position, according to a recent WittKieffer survey.