The U.S. economy saw a 2.8% increase in gross domestic product in the second quarter of 2024, reflecting  a spike in consumer spending, nonresidential fixed investment and private inventory investment. 

Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., broke ground on construction of a $220 million, five-story critical care tower on July 24. All trauma intensive care services will relocate to the new tower in 2026 when the project is slated to be completed. 

Aurora-based Children's Hospital Colorado has expanded its partnership with the Denver Broncos.

HHS is revising accountabilities and responsibility related to its IT functions, according to a July 25 news release.

Parkview Health's push to position itself at the forefront of EHR innovation involves not only keeping pace with standard EHR upgrades but embracing Epic's early adoption programs.

The director, chief of staff and chief of surgery at the Hampton (Va.) VA Medical Center are being replaced after the Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Inspector General released a report detailing "widespread failures" related to surgical services and quality management processes. 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health's venture capital arm, Ochsner Ventures, is launching a $10 million innovation fund aimed at investing in early-stage and health-related companies based in Louisiana.

It's easy for physicians to show empathy with nonverbal cues during in-person or even video visits. But how can clinicians illustrate how much they care during asynchronous message exchanges?

Mayo Clinic and Northwell Health are investing in a robotics startup that the health systems' leaders say can "radically change" the industry.

HCA Healthcare and Tenet Healthcare, two of the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S., reported higher net incomes in the second quarter of this year than in the same period of 2023. 

While telehealth use has largely leveled off since the COVID-19 pandemic, one group of patients at Kaiser Permanente and UCSF Health has increasingly taken advantage of the technology.

Over the next decade, clinical and IT leaders see healthcare delivery becoming more personalized, patient-driven and focused on wellness. 

GE HealthCare and Amazon Web Services are partnering to develop advanced generative artificial intelligence models and tools aimed at efficiently analyzing complex medical data.

Bon Secours Hampton Roads has appointed Kristen McSorley, DNP, RN, vice president of its Harbour View Medical Center, set to open in Suffolk, Va., in 2025. 

APT45, a North Korean cyber operator, has continued to target the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, a July 25 report from cybersecurity firm Mandiant found.

New York (City)-Presbyterian is seeking approval from the state Department of Health to close the 16-bed rehabilitation unit at New York City-based Columbia University Irving Medical Center and transition it to in-patient beds.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has recently made several executive changes within its hospitals.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust, one of the world's largest healthcare real estate owners, has completed the $160 million sale of a hospital and seven freestanding emergency department facilities to San Francisco-based Dignity Health, part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.

Hospitals have reported 66 CEO exits in the first six months of 2024, down 19.5% from the 82 exits reported through the same period last year.

The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year: