Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems signed a definitive agreement on Jan. 20 to sell Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., to Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System for $450 million. Since 2020, CHS has announced or completed the sale of 41…
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Prior authorization ranks as the single biggest burden insured Americans face when navigating the healthcare system, according to a KFF Health Tracking Poll published Feb. 2. The poll was conducted Jan. 13-20 among 1,426 U.S. adults. Five things to know:
Novo Nordisk’s oral version of Wegovy, a GLP-1 for obesity, could be the fastest drug launch in U.S. history, according to an analysis from Leerink Partners, a healthcare investment bank. Approved in late December and rolled out to U.S. patients…
A two-year program at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora reduced the rate of hospital-acquired conditions by 46.5%, according to research published Feb. 1 in Critical Care Nurse. Children’s Hospital Colorado operates a 38-bed pediatric ICU that averages 3,500 annual admissions,…
Members of the Washington State Nurses Association have approved a new labor agreement with Seattle Children’s. Six things to know: 1. Nurses approved the agreement after nine months of bargaining and 36 sessions, according to a Jan. 30 union news…
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health’s credit rating was downgraded to “A1” from “Aa3” by Moody’s. The downgrade reflects a lower level of normalized operating performance and increasing capital spend that will likely require additional borrowing, Moody’s said in its Jan.…
Mary Williamson was named CFO of CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia (Mo.), according to a Jan. 31 LinkedIn post. CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia is a 72-bed private behavioral health hospital, according to its LinkedIn page. “[Ms. Williamson’s] expertise will play a…
Across the country, pediatric care systems are delivering high quality, increasingly complex care in environments that no longer resemble those in which many Medicaid payment models were designed. The challenge facing pediatric providers today is not clinical performance or operational…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a $100 million federal initiative to address homelessness, opioid addiction and public safety following President Donald Trump’s executive order creating the Great American Recovery Initiative. The Safety Through Recovery, Engagement and Evidence-based Treatment…
Here are eight health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled…