From ChristianaCare and Virtua Health ending merger talks to a Florida State University and the city of Tallahassee reaching an agreement to launch an academic medical center, here are four hospital M&A deals that Becker’s reported during the week of…
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Bill Mitchell, longtime administrator of what is now Merit Health Natchez (Miss.), died at home Dec. 17, according to his obituary. He was 89. Mr. Mitchell began his hospital career at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., before enrolling at Washington…
Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s services arm, is shuttering three community centers in the Kansas City area. Optum’s website showed its Converge KC facility in Kansas City, Mo., the Millcreek facility in Shawnee, Kan., and its North Kansas City, Mo., location as…
In this episode, Marcus Perez, President of Altera Digital Health, discusses how trusted, well governed data is the foundation for meaningful AI adoption in healthcare. He shares practical use cases around ambient documentation, workflow improvement, value based care, and why…
In this episode, Molly Van Oordt, Director of Specialty Account Management at NextGen Healthcare, discusses how orthopedic and MSK practices are leveraging automation, mobile tools, and AI to address staffing shortages, reduce administrative burden, and improve patient access as demand…
In this episode, Molly Van Oordt, Director of Specialty Account Management at NextGen Healthcare, discusses how orthopedic and MSK practices are leveraging automation, mobile tools, and AI to address staffing shortages, reduce administrative burden, and improve patient access as demand…
Hospitals and health systems face mounting pharmacy-related challenges across access, affordability, workforce and supply chain, according to the American Hospital Association’s 2026 Environmental Scan. The report, published Dec. 3, was designed as a roadmap for hospital leaders and covers financial…
The FDA is exploring a new contracting model that would allow venture capital firms to help facilitate partnerships between the agency and technology startups. The agency issued a request for information Dec. 19 seeking input from venture capital firms on…
Tariff uncertainty, inflation, and persistent import dependencies shaped hospital supply chain decisions throughout 2025, according to the American Hospital Association’s 2026 Environmental Scan. Supply and drug expenses accounted for more than one-fifth of total hospital spending last year — with…
Forest Hannah has been named vice president of finance for three Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine critical access hospitals in the system’s central region. The hospitals are Buckhannon, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital, WVU Medicine Summersville (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center…