Savista has named John Johnson its chief information officer. 

Delta (Colo.) County Memorial Hospital received $1.4 million in advance payments from the state after the hospital discovered it was low on cash due to high debts, The Fort Morgan Times reported April 2.

Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital won't apply for rural emergency status to help preserve its future.

Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health had its outlook revised to negative from stable amid what S&P Global described March 27 as an "uneven operating trend" including a negative performance through its most recent reported quarter.

Eight health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. 

University Medical Center of El Paso (Texas) had its outlook revised to stable from positive as it continues to deal with challenging revenues and restricted cash flow, Fitch Ratings said March 31.

From a private equity firm investing in Janus Health, to Care New England revenue cycle management as part of a new cost-cutting program, here are 11 RCM stories from March reported by Becker's: 

Dallas-based Steward Health Care was threatened with non-provision of renal services after it missed payment to a dialysis provider in Massachusetts, according to an April 2 report from radio station WHAV.

To improve its financial picture, Billings (Mont.) Clinic is reducing pay for physicians and senior executives, in addition to various other cost-cutting measures, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's April 3. 

During March 31 protests, nurses in Oceanside, Calif., called for Tri-City Medical Center to "cease any plans to close or terminate" obstetrics and gynecology care, according to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. 

Lawmakers in Colorado and the hospitals in that state have been at odds over whether hospitals are overcharging patients while their profits grow, as a report commissioned by the state suggests.

Janie Wade was appointed CFO of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health after more than four years as CFO at Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health. 

Bonds of eight hospitals lapsed in impairment in the first quarter of 2023, the highest number of hospitals disclosing default since 2011, Bloomberg reported March 31. 

Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health will close a 100-bed rehabilitation facility in Rhinebeck, N.Y., and lay off its 102 employees, effective April 12, according to the Daily Freeman.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health reported operating income of $187.9 million for the year ending Dec. 31 on $7.1 billion of revenue.

Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire and South Dakota will be the first states to terminate Medicaid coverage for residents deemed ineligible, CNN reported April 1.

Here is a summary of recent credit downgrades for hospitals and health systems going back to the most recent roundup March 16.

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health University Medical Center has laid off an unspecified number of employees from its Midlands hospitals, and division President Terry Gunn resigned after the Columbia, S.C.-area facilities missed budget expectations by $40 million in the first six months of the fiscal year, The Post and Courier reported March 30. 

Holly Springs, Miss.-based Alliance HealthCare System is transitioning to rural emergency hospital status, meaning it will end all inpatient care services, Mississippi Today reported March 31.

Medicaid redeterminations begin April 1, but Renton, Wash.-based Providence's preparations date to last year.