Denver Health, alongside the city and county of Denver, have updated the health system's $70 million operating agreement with 35 changes to the original document, the Denver Gazette reported Nov. 15. 

Rural hospitals and health centers face a myriad of challenges. The University of North Carolina's Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research in Chapel Hill compiled a list of the 184 rural hospital closures since January 2005.

Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas, has entered into an agreement to become part of San Antionio-based Methodist Healthcare System, according to the Fredericksburg Standard Radio-Post.

On the back of unfavorable third-quarter results, many hospitals and health systems are facing their worst financial year in decades. But as the healthcare industry regains a sense of post-pandemic normalcy, hospitals will look to focus on preservation, preparation and…

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital CFO Mark Robinson told the hospital's board of directors several key factors led the Hollister, Calif.-based facility to a financial emergency, BenitoLink reported Nov. 14.

Health technology company Turquoise Health has launched a price transparency product that it says allows anyone to request and receive precise searches from both hospital and payer rates data warehouse. 

RIP Medical Debt CEO Allison Sesso said she is unsure when a contract with Toledo, Ohio, and Lucas County, Ohio, will be signed, but it expects it to move quickly, CBS affiliate WTOL reported Nov. 14.  

A July 2022 Bain US Frontline of Healthcare Survey found that about 80 percent of physicians are interested in value-based care arrangements, but that interest decreases as the risk to the provider increases.  

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health's Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., has received $1 million to help build a new lobby and visitor lounge on its campus. 

A number of health systems experienced downgrades to their financial ratings in recent weeks amid ongoing operating losses and challenging work environments.