At Baptist Health Louisville, we had been working on patient flow for years. We had a dedicated inpatient flow team, multidisciplinary rounds, daily huddles, performance improvement resources, dashboards and reporting. Because emergency department (ED) boarding remained a significant challenge, we…
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Hospitals and health systems are consolidating electronic health record platforms as they work to unify patient information and reduce the number of systems operating across their organizations. The projects vary in scope, with some health systems replacing dozens of legacy…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare have made several CEO changes this year. CHS operates 59 affiliated hospitals across 12 states, while Tenet operates 50 hospitals and more than 535 ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. Here…
Fortune released its 2026 list of the best large workplaces in healthcare on Oct. 13, with San Diego-based Scripps Health ranked No. 1. Fortune partnered with people analytics firm Great Place to Work on the ranking. It is based on…
Over 40% of roughly 1,800 U.S. rural hospitals have negative operating margins, with hundreds at high financial risk, according to an Oct. 13 report from the American Hospital Association. The report, “America’s Rural Hospitals at a Crossroads,” highlights the longstanding…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is undertaking several major transformation projects at once. The 136-hospital system is in the final weeks of bringing its revenue cycle in-house from Conifer Health Solutions, midway through consolidating onto a single instance of Epic, nine months…
Maggie Hudson will step down as CEO of Stayton, Ore.-based Santiam Hospital & Clinics on Nov. 1, after 33 years with the organization. Ms. Hudson joined Santiam in 1993 in accounting and community relations, according to a statement Santiam shared…
Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services is set to join Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System Nov. 1, finalizing an affiliation announced in 2025. All public agencies reviewing the deal have approved it or announced their intent to, according to an Oct.…
The compound 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, occurs naturally in trace amounts in kratom leaves, but products containing concentrated 7-OH — sometimes called “gas station heroin” — are now sold as tablets, gummies and liquid shots at gas stations, smoke shops and…
HHS and the Administration for Community Living are awarding nine organizations a total of $27.8 million for three falls prevention initiatives. The funds will expand proven programs, and help state and local partners reach more older adults before a fall…