A health system, drugstore chain and value-based primary care provider have recently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy: 

Timothy Bode, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health's mountain region, effective Nov. 18.

Brent Davis has been appointed executive vice president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth's primary health division.

CVS Health is contemplating a breakup of its diversified operations after a tumultuous financial period marked by repeated forecast cuts and a significant drop in stock value, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 1. 

Amid challenges related to the global supply chain that are not expected to wane in the near future, CEOs should prioritize that aspect of their organizations, David Garfield, global head of industries for consulting firm AlixPartners, wrote in a Sept. 30 article in the Harvard Business Review.

Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took the stage Oct. 1 for the only vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. 

In light of recent challenges facing the healthcare supply chain, including the impact of Hurricane Helene and the port strike by the International Longshoremen's Association, the nonprofit Emergency Care Research Institute has outlined best practices to help supply chain leaders mitigate potential disruptions. 

More physicians are seeking out specialty training as treatment options for obesity expand.

Thirty-seven percent of physicians said private payers influence treatment decisions "quite a bit" or "a great deal," a recent Medscape report found.

Phoenix-based Banner Health saw operating income increase 12.3% year over year in the first half of 2024. 

San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare has acquired San Antonio Rehabilitation Hospital from NewEra IRF Holdings, an integrated commercial real estate development and capital investment company.

Dallas-based Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center broke ground on its $5 billion pediatric campus and received a $100 million gift to support the project.

Providence said it is taking action after the California attorney general filed a lawsuit against one of its hospitals that allegedly denied a woman an emergency abortion.

Two Tenet Healthcare hospitals in California will have new leadership in November, local news outlets the Livermore Vine and the Turlock Journal reported. 

The best small cities for health and education are located in Massachusetts and Virginia, WalletHub found.

Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Healthcare exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy after addressing contract issues, seeking commercial rate improvements and organizing finances.

Anthony Hilliard, MD, has been named acting CEO of Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health's hospitals.

Lifespan will pay $1.5 million in lieu of taxes to the city of Providence, R.I., where it is based, according to a three-year proposed agreement.

Rural and community hospitals and smaller health systems are struggling to push their operating margins back into the black, with many continuing to seek strategic partners or acquisitions to ensure access to care. Academic health systems are stepping up.

Following the closure of the only crisis stabilization unit in Sonoma County, area hospitals are seeing a rise in mental health patients seeking care in their emergency departments, The Press Democrat reported Sept. 30.