R1 RCM President Lee Rivas will take over the role of CEO on Jan. 1, when current CEO Joseph Flanagan steps down from the position. 

CMS recently announced the final rule for the emergency rural hospital designation, which is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2023. 

Paoli (Pa.) Hospital, operated by Radnor Township, Pa.-based Main Line Health, has received over $2 million in pandemic-related funds, which will allow the location to expand its emergency department, according to a Nov. 7 report from the Daily Local News.

Stamford (Conn.) Health has received $10 million for the relocation of the breast care center at one of its hospitals, CT Insider reported Nov. 7. 

Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital has been gifted $25 million on behalf of Kathleen and John Schreiber. 

Texas agreed to refund about $11 million to the U.S. government for underreported uncompensated care payments following an audit from the HHS Office of Inspector General, but another $33.78 million remains in dispute, according to a September OIG report. The…

CMS payments designed to help hospitals cover the costs of uncompensated care and improve health outcomes are not fully reaching underserved communities, researchers wrote in a Nov. 4 letter for JAMA Network Open. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has ousted its chief investment officer and passed the baton to Morgan Stanley, Chief Investment Officer reported Nov. 3. 

Many hospitals and health systems are on course for their worst financial year in decades, and more hospital closures and bankruptcies could be on the cards next year, according to recent reports on the state of hospital finances in the…

Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System is partnering with New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery to bring improved care for patients in the area.