Tracy Moyer, who started her role as executive vice president and CFO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health in early October, is focused on the delicate balance of maintaining growth and stability as she executes her plan to promote optimization…

Jersey City, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Health’s Heights University Hospital, also in Jersey City, said it will launch a stabilization plan to ensure continued operations at the facility amid financial challenges. “Over the coming days, we will ensure that emergency services…

Payers are blaming “aggressive provider coding” for driving up medical costs, but health systems are pushing back on that narrative, arguing that the real issue lies not in upcoding, but in increasingly adversarial payer-provider relationships and administrative red tape. Several…

As hospitals across the U.S. continue to grapple with financial challenges, cuts and even closures, the toll on rural communities has also increased. In 2025 alone, Becker’s has reported on 21 hospital closures. The effects of these closures can move…

Kettering (Ohio) Health plans to end obstetric services at Beavercreek, Ohio-based Soin Medical Center and transition them to Kettering (Ohio) Health Main Campus and Kettering Health Washington Township in Dayton, according to an Oct. 20 statement shared with Becker’s.  The…

University of Vermont Health, a Burlington-based integrated health system, is laying off several executive roles as part of an organizationwide restructuring, VTDigger reported Oct. 20. By the end of 2025, the health system will phase out its COO, chief medical…

Cleveland-based MetroHealth plans to close its psychiatric emergency department at the Cleveland Heights Medical Center by Dec. 31 and reassign 35 employees to other behavioral health services across the system. The decision follows a Cuyahoga County Council vote to allocate…

The Senate on Oct. 20 again voted against reopening the federal government, marking the 11th failed attempt to pass a House-approved funding measure. The move extends the shutdown into its 20th day — now the third-longest in modern U.S. history…

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare will consolidate ICU and inpatient obstetrics services from Ottawa, Ill., to its Peru, Ill., hospital, pending state approval, according to an Oct. 17 news release shared with Becker’s. Over the last few months, the system has…

Portland-based Legacy Health is undertaking multiple service changes and clinic closures to help address ongoing financial pressures. In an Oct. 19 statement shared with Becker’s, the health system pointed to challenges like supply costs, stagnant reimbursement rates and “broader uncertainties”…