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…

Here are 33 health systems that have had their credit ratings upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service in 2025: Advocate Health’s member organizations Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health were upgraded to “Aa2” from “Aa3,” and Atrium Health…

Less than three weeks into December, the month has seen a new wave of healthcare bankruptcies as three providers across Arizona, California and Kansas have sought or are planning to seek bankruptcy protection. The filings cite the need to preserve…

A resolution before the Montgomery County Commission that would have provided an additional $7.5 million in financial support to Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., failed Dec. 16 to garner a required majority to win approval. The resolution failed on a…