Pittsburg, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi Hospital is closing its behavioral health department due to a lack of funding and staffing, CBS affiliate KOAM reported Dec. 19. 

Newport Hospital, part of Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan Health System, generates an annual economic impact of at least $54 million in the local community, a study by local college students concluded.

Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital is instituting an across-the-board 6 percent wage hike along with an equivalent increase in patient bills and fees, The Aspen Times reported Dec. 15.

Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health broke ground on an expansion to its St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, the health system said Dec. 19.

Baltimore.-based Johns Hopkins Health System had its credit ratings affirmed at "AA-" as it continues to perform well and maintain its prominent role in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., markets, Fitch Ratings reported Dec. 19.

The city of Columbus in Ohio is considering a plan to relieve millions in medical debt for its residents, NPR-affiliate WOSU reported Dec. 19. 

Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care had its default and $610 million bond credit ratings affirmed Dec. 19 at "BBB" even as it struggles with what Fitch Ratings calls a "thinner financial profile."

Lawmakers rolled out a roughly $1.7 trillion year-end spending bill Dec. 20 to fund the U.S. government through most of 2023, tacking on proposals to extend telehealth and hospital-at-home flexibilities while leaving out other healthcare asks.

Becker's has reported on at least 19 hospitals or health systems in 2022 that either filed for bankruptcy, closed or announced plans to close, while a Dec. 5 report from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows 36 corporate healthcare bankruptcies as…

Healthcare commercial real estate could be a popular asset class in 2023 as investors look for sectors that have traditionally been recession resistant, according to a Dec. 16 Bisnow report.