Health system margins rose slightly but expenses growth remains challenging, according to Strata’s Monthly Healthcare Industry Financial Benchmarks report released Dec. 3. Strata gathers data from 1,900-plus hospitals across the U.S. and provides financial analysis based on the results. The…

Ashland (Ore.) Community Hospital, part of Medford, Ore.-based Asante Health, will transition to a satellite campus by spring 2026, ending its inpatient and obstetrics services. Six things to know: 1. The hospital will close its inpatient license and become a…

Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Ind., will end obstetric services effective Jan. 31, according to a Dec. 3 post on Facebook. Hospital officials said the change is part of a strategic transition in response to long-term challenges facing rural…

With Medicare Advantage enrollment approaching 55% of eligible beneficiaries, health systems across the country are grappling with a question that’s gone largely unaddressed in policy circles: What happens if the healthcare providers best equipped to care for seniors can no…

The revenue gap between large and small health systems grew starker this year, and will likely continue to widen as HR-1 takes effect in the coming years. Operating revenue for health systems overall grew 3.1% for January through September of2025…

Academic medical centers reported big growth in research expenses and teams in the last year, while research gross operating revenue declined nearly 2%, according to Strata’s “Healthcare performance Trends: Q3 2025” report. Academic health systems recorded a 7.8% increase in…

Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics continue to acquire outreach lab assets from health systems. Here are five deals Becker’s has reported since December 2024: 1. Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems on Dec. 2 completed its sale of select ambulatory outreach laboratory…

Chicago-based CommonSpirit saw its operating revenue increase 9.6% year over year in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, but system leaders said more improvement is needed. “While we’re moving in the right direction, we have to acknowledge that this performance…

Health systems nationwide are navigating a growing number of payer-driven rules that influence how care is delivered, documented and reimbursed. For clinical and financial leaders, these pressures have become central to both daily operations and long-term strategy. At New York…

Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is emerging from a systemwide Epic integration that went live in October 2024, and is starting to see measurable gains across revenue cycle performance and overall efficiency. “[Epic] has been transformational for us,” John…