Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles

  1. Latest inaugural leadership roles at 6 hospitals, systems

    Kelly Gooch -
    As hospitals and health systems navigate the care market, their leadership structures evolve to encompass the addition of first-time C-suite roles.

  2. Respiratory virus activity remains elevated: 7 key updates

    Alexandra Murphy -
    Respiratory illness activity remains high across the U.S., with emergency department visits and positive test rates rising for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus. 

  3. FDA to weigh approval of pain pill billed as opioid alternative

    Alexandra Murphy -
    The FDA is set to consider approval of an alternative to opioids developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, The Washington Post reported Jan. 13. 

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  1. J&J set to acquire drugmaker for $14.6B

    Alexandra Murphy -
    Johnson & Johnson is set to acquire Intra-Cellular Therapies for $14.6 billion. 

  2. CHI Memorial hospital opens UTI clinic

    Mariah Taylor -
    Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial Hospital opened a urinary tract infection clinic, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Jan. 12.

  3. North Dakota system to open $470M hospital: 7 updates

    Kristin Kuchno -
    Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System will open its $470 million replacement hospital on Jan. 19.

  4. 3 CFO exits in 2025

    Madeline Ashley -
    Below are the hospital and health system CFO and assistant CFO exits that Becker's has reported on in 2025:

  1. Virtual nursing could upend traditional staff ratios

    Paige Twenter -
    In conversations about virtual, team-based nursing services, the term "nurse-to-patient ratios" is an anachronism, according to nursing leaders at Providence and Trinity Health. 

  2. Mayo Clinic selling hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota

    Andrew Cass -
    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System has signed a definitive agreement to sell its hospice operations in Southwest Minnesota to St. Croix Hospice. 

  3. Chicago hospital taps transit agency executive as CEO

    Kristin Kuchno -
    Dorval Carter Jr., president of the Chicago Transit Authority, the third-largest public transit agency in the U.S., has been named president and CEO of Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital.

  4. Polio's reemergence risk amid decreasing vaccinations: 4 things to know

    Alexandra Murphy -
    Polio, a disease that in the past paralyzed thousands of Americans annually, is making a comeback in the U.S. due to vaccine skepticism and declining immunization rates, The New York Times reported Jan. 13. 

  1. Prices of 25 Medicare Part D drugs up 98%

    Alexandra Murphy -
    The prices of the 25 most expensive brand-name drugs covered by Medicare Part D have nearly doubled, rising by an average of 98% since they entered the market, according to a new analysis by the AARP Public Policy Institute. 

  2. Delaware system names new COO

    Kristin Kuchno -
    Kyle Benoit was named executive vice president COO of Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth, effective Jan. 6.

  3. Michigan hospital names CFO

    Andrew Cass -
    Hancock, Mich.-based UP Health System – Portage has named Jason Mayra as its new CFO. 

  4. OhioHealth hospital taps COO as president

    Kristin Kuchno -
    Jean Halpin has been named president of OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus. 

  5. Nutex Health opens 1st Florida hospital, ER

    Madeline Ashley -
    Houston-based Nutex Health, a physician-led health system, opened Starkey Ranch ER and Hospital on Dec. 30 in Odessa, Fla.

  6. Indiana senator reverses COPA stance amid HCA, Union Health talks: 6 things to know

    Alan Condon -
    Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Ind., has introduced a bill to repeal the state's certificate of public advantage law, which allows hospital mergers that the Federal Trade Commission generally deems anticompetitive.

  7. Mayo launches digital pathology program: 3 notes

    Mackenzie Bean -
    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has launched a digital pathology platform to improve diagnostic speed and accuracy. 

  8. 16 recent clinical executive moves

    Erica Carbajal -
    The start of 2025 has been marked by a flurry of clinical executive moves at hospitals and health systems. 

  9. Shuttered Steward Pennsylvania hospital sold for $1.9M

    Madeline Ashley -
    Tenor Health Partners, a hospital turnaround company, has received bankruptcy court approval to purchase Dallas-based Steward Health Care's Sharon (Pa.) Regional Hospital for $1.9 million after the hospital closed Jan. 5. 

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