Baystate Health, a five-hospital system headquartered in Springfield, Mass., is eliminating 117 corporate positions as part of ongoing efforts to improve efficiency and strengthen its financial footing, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker’s. The cuts affect less…
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Pennsylvania Hospital, part of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, will soon open a museum to commemorate its 275th anniversary. The hospital will transform its Pine Building into a museum, which is set to open to the public in May. The museum will…
In healthcare, we prepare for emergencies, but nothing prepares you for the words I heard on the night of Feb. 4 – our facility was on fire: a devastating blaze was raging at the Jefferson Health campus of Lehigh Valley…
Beginning in April, Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital will phase out all currently contracted Dana-Farber Cancer Institute physician assistants by the end of 2026, according to a Feb. 12 Boston Globe report. Dana-Farber, also based in Boston, is ending its…
For many hospital CEOs, the defining challenge of the moment is capacity. They’re not just managing today’s demand, but preparing for what is coming next. At SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, that challenge is already the daily reality. The Syracuse,…
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In December 2022, Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health combined to form Advocate Health, now the third-largest nonprofit health system in the U.S. But for CEO Gene Woods, the merger was about more than expansion. From the outset, the organization…
Brown University Health has outlined several priorities for 2026 — including improving the patient experience through what president and CEO John Fernandez calls “wow care,” reimagining primary care, leveraging digital tools and data, and implementing recent expansions and infrastructure upgrades.…
Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, is assuming his dual role as dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and CEO of NYU Langone Health amid widespread financial and operational pressures in healthcare — but with optimism grounded in the New York…
In 2025, Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health addressed a persistent issue highlighted in employee engagement surveys: parking. For CEO Marlon Levy, MD, employee well-being remains the top priority in 2026. “We’re always looking for ways to reduce the stress of working…
CMS recently awarded 400 new Medicare-funded residency positions to more than 130 teaching hospitals nationwide as part of a broader push to expand physician training capacity, particularly in rural communities and other high-need areas. The awards were made through Section…