Care is leaving the hospital. Hospitals are getting busier anyway. Leaders from four West Coast health systems described both trends during a Nov. 3 panel at Becker’s CEO + CFO Roundtable. Vizient’s Sg2 projects outpatient volumes will grow 20% over…
Growth & Mergers
When Albert Wright Jr., PharmD, became CEO of Morgantown-based WVU Medicine in 2014, the system had five hospitals. It now has 31 across four states, and its largest deal yet just took it into Pittsburgh’s suburbs. That reach is deliberate,…
The University of Texas at Austin shared plans Oct. 27 for UT Dell Medical Center, set to open in 2030, as it introduced UT Dell Medicine, its academic health system. UT Dell Medicine replaces the UT Health Austin name, which…
Cleveland Clinic has opened two research buildings totaling 300,000 square feet on its main campus, part of what the system calls the largest research investment in its more than 100-year history. The buildings house more than 700 employees and nearly…
Oakland-based University of California Health launched a tool in its EHR to help treat hypertension in patients systemwide. The UC Way Hypertension Medication Algorithm uses a stepwise approach to increasing medication types and doses, according to a March 18 system…
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Mark Whalen has spent the better part of three years helping Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health get bigger. Now he’s focused on helping it get better. Mr. Whalen served as Jefferson’s chief integration officer through its combination with Lehigh Valley Health Network…
NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn boasts one of the lowest mortality rates across both the borough and nationwide. But that wasn’t always the case. When New York City-based NYU Langone Health acquired what was then known as Lutheran Medical Center in 2016,…
There’s a seductive logic in healthcare that says you can grow your way out of almost any problem. Build a new program, launch a new service line, put up a new building. Momentum, the theory goes, creates its own return…
As health system acquisition activity crawls back toward pre-pandemic levels, CEOs are turning their focus to what comes next: integrating newly acquired hospitals without disrupting care, culture or community trust. As large systems continue to grow — with 10 hospital…
In 2026, consolidation is a common reality across industries, from education and healthcare to law and finance. While there will always be interesting new start-ups, smaller institutions — such as colleges, companies, law firms and hospitals — are increasingly becoming…