Samaritan Lebanon (Ore.) Community Hospital will temporarily pause labor and delivery services Jan. 15 after an unplanned loss of OB-GYN physician coverage and patient safety concerns. “This fall, all OB-GYN physicians providing care in Lebanon resigned for personal reasons,” Marty…

CMS has created an office focused on rural health transformation initiatives.  The Office of Rural Health Transformation will oversee the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, according to an announcement published in the Federal Register. The program aims to improve…

In today’s complex reimbursement landscape, physician engagement has become a key differentiator for hospitals aiming to improve both clinical and financial outcomes. During a recent discussion at Becker’s 10th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference, Accuity hosted…

Here are 87 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2025. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled…

As hospitals and health systems head into 2026, CFOs are preparing for a year of financial pressure, operational challenges and looming policy shifts. From changes in Medicaid funding to accelerating inflation and ongoing margin compression, finance leaders say innovation, strategic…

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health’s California division is massive, with 29 hospitals and 125 ambulatory care sites. The division contributes $12 billion in annual revenue to the health system’s $40.1 billion, and has more than 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers. The…

Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital, part of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, has set a March 27, 2026, deadline for shuttering its inpatient children’s unit, according to a statement shared with Becker’s. The hospital said in October it would close the eight-bed…

Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s services arm, is shuttering three community centers in the Kansas City area. Optum’s website showed its Converge KC facility in Kansas City, Mo., the Millcreek facility in Shawnee, Kan., and its North Kansas City, Mo., location as…

Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital and the state Medicaid program have reached a temporary agreement to limit repayment of disputed funds while a court reviews the matter in the wake of a Dec. 18 public hearing. “The hospital repaid $1.1 million…

The No Surprises Act (NSA) came into effect in 2022 and aims to protect patients from surprise medical bills in certain scenarios, such as emergency care and out-of-network care provided at in-network facilities. However, the Act is facing payer-side legal…