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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…
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…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine plans to build a $50 million small-format hospital in St. Clairsville, Ohio, The Times Leader reported March 13. Douglass Harrison, regional president at WVU Medicine and president and CEO of WVU Medicine Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital, shared…
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest nonprofit health system in Texas, has been undergoing a consumer-focused transformation aimed at expanding access. After hearing concerns from consumers who had and had not used the system about access gaps, it…
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…
Phoenix-based Banner Health is entering 2026 with momentum — and urgency. Like many health systems, it faces significant headwinds, including rising costs, regulatory volatility and shifting payer dynamics. President and CEO Amy Perry said the organization is refining strategies to…
