According to data gathered by Becker’s, Parkland Health and Hospital System saw the highest number of emergency department visits in 2025. The figures below represent the number of visits at individual ED facilities, rather than the total visits across entire…
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Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has overhauled its operating model, consolidating regions and integrating hospital operations as part of its push to standardize care delivery and strengthen long-term financial sustainability. The changes, outlined in financial documents published Feb. 27, are designed…
Members of SEIU Local 121RN plan to begin a five-day strike March 2 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. The union represents more than 1,000 nurses at the hospital, according to a Feb. 27 SEIU Local 121RN…
Across healthcare organizations of every size and setting, strategic leaders are redefining what operational excellence and innovation look like in practice. From rural turnaround efforts to academic cancer centers and large health systems, executives say sustainable progress depends on disciplined…
The hospital staffing emergency has cooled from its pandemic peak, but labor pressure has not disappeared — it has shifted. Rather than trying to out-hire shortages or outbid competitors for scarce talent, more systems are treating workforce strain as a…
In mid-2023, CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, N.J., was having a communication and patient experience issue. Within a year, the hospital accomplished a turnaround. After receiving less-than-ideal scores in CMS’ patient experience survey, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers…
Despite facing headwinds like increased labor and supply costs, several health systems reported positive operating performance in the first half of fiscal 2026 after recording operating losses during the same period last year. Here are four health systems that drove…
St. Louis Children’s at CoxHealth is opening an independently licensed pediatric hospital in Springfield, Mo., expanding access to higher-acuity pediatric services in southwest Missouri, according to a Feb. 27 news release shared with Becker’s. The hospital, opening March 1 on…
As federal policymakers address issues including drug pricing, insurance subsidies and Medicaid eligibility, health system executives say any meaningful national plan — from either party — must address reimbursement stability, administrative burden and workforce sustainability. President Donald Trump released a…
Many organizations have invested heavily in artificial intelligence often through EHR‑native functionality to stabilize operations and offset labor constraints. These investments have improved throughput in certain areas, but they have not consistently reduced denials, eliminated rework or delivered the predictability…