Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, a 67-hospital system formed through the merger of Advocate Aurora Health — dually headquartered in Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill. — and Atrium Health was completed in December.

The Madera County (Calif.) Board of Supervisors continues to press legislators and work on possible plans to restore healthcare access to the community after the city's sole hospital closed at the start of the year. 

The change in federal policy for calculating Disproportionate Share Hospital limits will cost some hospitals millions of dollars and could accelerate closures, according to Matt Doyle, president and CEO of Merrillville, Ind.-based Methodist Hospitals.

Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health's board of trustees has voted to approve a strategic clinical partnership with the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City.

Butler (Pa.) Health, which merged with Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health on Jan. 1 to form a $1 billion revenue entity, saw its credit watch revised to negative after it breached a debt coverage agreement, Fitch Ratings said Feb. 22.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals is ending labor and delivery services at UH Lake West in Willoughby, Ohio, effective April 15. Services will be consolidated at TriPoint in Concord Township, which is about 15 miles away, according to the health system.

Portland-based MaineHealth reported operating income of $16 million as it revealed almost $1 billion in revenue for the quarter ending Dec. 31.

Orlando (Fla.) Health reported operating income of $78.6 million on the back of improved revenues totaling approximately $1.37 billion for the quarter ending Dec. 31.

The completion of the Arthur M. Blank Hospital could bring 4,500 jobs to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's North Druid Hills campus, including 1,000 new positions, the Atlanta Business Journal reported Feb. 21. 

Ventra Health has acquired Deras Global Services, a Philippines-based revenue cycle management services provider for hospital-based physician specialties. 

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health has taken another step forward in its proposal to convert from a public health system to a private nonprofit entity.

A survey of 1,006 consumers from healthcare fintech company AccessOne found that 71 percent of consumers say inflation has affected healthcare purchasing decisions.

Revenue cycle management company AGS Health has acquired the India-based patient access outsourcing business of healthcare technology company Availity.

The debate over certificate of need requirements for hospitals and health centers in Georgia continues after lawmakers advanced a tweaked proposal for a less restrictive license, according to a Feb. 21 report in The Georgia Sun.

The American Hospital Association has called on the Federal Trade Commission to withdraw its proposed rule to ban noncompete agreements, which prevent employees from leaving for a rival or starting a competing business for a period of time after their employment ends.

CMS has issued nearly 500 warnings and 230 requests for corrective action to hospitals not complying with price transparency laws as of January 2023, two of the agency's leaders wrote in Health Affairs. 

Two-thirds of Maine hospitals reported negative operating margins in the first half of 2022 as inflation and staffing shortages pushed margins into the red, Maine Public Radio reported Feb. 21.

OhioHealth's Shelby Hospital will no longer provide maternity services from 11:59 p.m on Feb. 28, according to local news outlet Richland Source. 

Trinity Health Muskegon (Mich.) plans to temporarily close a 30-bed surgical floor due to staffing shortages, Fox affiliate WXMI reported Feb. 21.

St. Mark's Medical Center in La Grange, Texas, is cutting nearly half its staff and various services as it looks to survive amid significant financial challenges.