Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health’s March 1 acquisition of Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings will be supported by $148 million in bond anticipation notes as part of the University of Connecticut’s broader $582 million bond sale. The…
The Latest
In this episode, Ramin Davidoff, MD, Co-Chief Executive Officer of the The Permanente Federation, reflects on leadership lessons from the pandemic, the power of courage and empathy in healthcare leadership, and why value based care must take center stage in…
While some doomsayers predict that AI will replace human workers en masse, health system CIOs told Becker’s that healthcare, so reliant on the human touch, is safe. But that doesn’t mean duties won’t change dramatically. In late February, an investment…
Optum Health is about four months into a leadership transition, with its new CEO Krista Nelson laying out her vision for what the care delivery giant looks like after years of rapid expansion that company leadership has acknowledged steered the…
Of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital is the most innovative, according to a ranking from personal finance website WalletHub. The March 18 list evaluated all 50 states and Washington, D.C., using 25 indicators of “innovation friendliness,”…
The Anaheim Ducks, a professional ice hockey team, are hosting a week of fundraising events to support pediatric care, with proceeds benefiting the CHOC Foundation, now part of Rady Children’s Health. The initiative, known as CHOCO Week, runs through March…
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists matched 3,872 individuals with 1,567 pharmacy residency programs in phase 1 of its 2026 Pharmacy Residency Match. An additional 764 postgraduate first-year residents accepted PGY-2 positions at their current organizations through the ASHP’s early…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, one of the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S., is seeking CFOs at six of its hospitals. Tenet operates 50 acute care and specialty hospitals serving primarily urban and suburban communities, as of Dec. 31. Here…
The Trump administration is widening its Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, with CMS sending a letter March 17 to Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state leaders that requests information on how the state identifies, prevents and addresses Medicaid program integrity…
A lifestyle medicine program at New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals is helping patients with chronic disease feel healthier and achieve measurable clinical improvements through nutrition, exercise and behavioral support. Over a monthslong period, the lifestyle medicine program includes…