Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare CFO Ryan Kennedy has been with the health system for a little more than two months, but is already working on big financial plans for the health system in 2025.

Supported by one of the largest donations it has ever received, Children's Hospital Los Angeles will open an educational institute to train pediatric health professionals.

Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital exemplifies a rare success story in today's challenging healthcare environment.

Coniva, Calif.-based Emanate Health will lay off a total of 107 employees, according to multiple WARN notices obtained by Becker's.

UnitedHealth Group is seeing "unusually aggressive and high unit cost asks" from hospitals, CEO Andrew Witty said. 

Walgreens will close around 1,200 retail stores over three years, including around 500 closures in fiscal year 2025, according to its earnings report for the 2024 fiscal year ended Aug. 31.

Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing a bill that aims to provide more oversight for hospital acquisitions and major consolidations.

Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health opened a $32 million multispecialty ambulatory surgery center.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health's board of directors voted Oct. 7 to convert to a private nonprofit health system, News-Press reported Oct. 14.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has shared plans to lay off 20 employees across multiple California locations, effective Dec. 6, according to multiple WARN notices obtained by Becker's. 

Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System saw its operating performance move back into the black in fiscal 2024. 

The median physician subsidy increased in the second quarter while the gap between primary care and surgical specialists widened, according to data from Kaufman Hall's Physician Flash Report.

CVS Health's Coram is discontinuing its infusion service offerings for antibiotics, inotropic medications, total parenteral nutrition and other acute home infusion therapies and plans to close or sell 29 regional pharmacies in the coming months, according to an Oct. 11 statement shared with Becker's. 

Chicago-based CommonSpirit, a 158-hospital system, expects to receive about $1.3 billion in payments from various one-time funding opportunities by the second quarter of 2025, executives said during the health system's Oct. 4 investor call.

The average length of stay at hospitals across the U.S. is dropping slightly, while observation days have big declines year over year, according to Kaufman Hall's National Hospital Flash Report.

Large health systems across the U.S. have had contentious payer negotiations over the last two years, and Medicare Advantage plans have been a point of contention.

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health plans to renegotiate or potentially terminate its lease with Mendocino Coast Health Care District to provide care at its hospital in Fort Bragg, Calif., The Mendocino Beacon reported Oct. 10. 

Imagine losing millions of dollars in potential revenue simply because of a classification error. For hospitals grappling with increasing financial pressures, this scenario is far too common. But instead of endless budget cuts, there’s a better path—strategically managing revenue.

MercyOne Primghar (Iowa) Medical Center, part of Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne, closed on Sept. 27, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed with Becker's.

Health systems are growing increasingly frustrated with fighting to receive payments from insurers in the Medicare Advantage program, which now provides health coverage to more than 55% of the nation's older adults, about 33.8 million people.