St. Louis-based Ascension on Sept. 16 released consolidated statistical data alongside its fiscal 2026 financial results, comparing the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, with the same period a year earlier.  The 91-hospital system closed fiscal 2026 with 79,626 fewer…

Radnor Township, Pa.-based Main Line Health was awarded $1 million Sept. 15 in local share account grant funding for a future project at the shuttered Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park, Pa. The former Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health hospital closed in…

Here are 21 health systems that have had their credit ratings upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service in 2026: Broward Health’s credit rating was upgraded to “A2” from “A3” by Moody’s. The upgrade reflects the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based…

Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First is laying off 214 employees amid program cuts, including ending its hospital-at-home program.  The total positions cut represent about 2% of Health First’s 10,350-employee workforce, according to a Sept. 16 news release shared with Becker’s. The…

When Providence announced it was shutting down its health plan earlier this year after a $102 million loss in 2025, it joined a growing list of health systems stepping back from the insurance business. Carle Health’s Health Alliance, Michigan Medicine’s…

As states begin to deploy billions of dollars from the Rural Health Transformation Program, hospital and health system CFOs are shaping ideas to put those funds to use. For Marco Priolo, senior vice president of finance of UM Upper Chesapeake…

A House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing Sept. 15 examined more than a dozen bills aimed at reforming Medicare physician payment and strengthening healthcare cybersecurity. Much of the hearing centered on a shared concern raised by…

St. Louis-based Ascension narrowed its reported operating loss by $371 million in fiscal 2026, while its core operations generated positive operating income as stronger revenue, higher patient volumes and operational improvements strengthened performance, according to financial documents published Sept. 16.…

SCAN Health Plan has emerged as a major Medicare Advantage partner for retailers, with Walmart now partaking in a co-branded plan. The health insurer and retailer are launching the plan in two states, according to a Sept. 16 SCAN news…

The biggest transformation budgets rarely buy the biggest gains in physician and nurse retention. Often the change that lands hardest is small, cheap and unglamorous — the daily rock in the shoe. Consider Phoenix-based Banner Health. Chief Clinical Officer Marjorie…