Rural and community hospitals and smaller health systems are struggling to push their operating margins back into the black, with many continuing to seek strategic partners or acquisitions to ensure access to care. Academic health systems are stepping up.
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Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich in Connecticut will receive a $25 million grant recommended by an anonymous donor. The gift will support the hospital’s building fund and is being made in honor of Dickerman Hollister Jr., MD, a retired oncologist…
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System will assume ownership of CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake (N.D.) — a 25-bed critical access hospital — from Chicago-based CommonSpirit, with the transition set to take place March 1, 2026. Four things to…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has named Mumtaz Darbar as executive vice president and chief transformation officer. Ms. Darbar joined Penn State Health in 2023 as its first chief clinical and academic integration officer, according to a Dec. 17 health…
Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s has reorganized into a regional operating structure to address growing healthcare demands across South Florida. Here are four things to know: 1. The new structure divides the health system into three markets, according to a Dec. 17…
Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health has expanded the leadership role of Chris Nicholas, CEO of Renown Regional Medical Center, to also serve as system chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1, 2026. In his new dual role, Mr. Nicholas will oversee implementation…
CMS ramped up enforcement of hospital price transparency rules in 2025, issuing fines to 10 hospitals after imposing three in 2024. Here are seven things to know about hospital price transparency fines in 2025. 1. It was the second-busiest year…
Nearly half of patients surveyed by UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif., said an AI tool that records and transcribes medical visits would improve care, though concerns about accuracy, privacy and being recorded remain. The survey was conducted as the…
Hospitals are facing unprecedented pressure to adopt AI while keeping costs, risk and complexity under control. Three digital executives told Becker’s that governance, not gadgets, will determine whether AI improves care or becomes another layer of operational burden. At the…
After filing for bankruptcy in July, Kennett Square, Pa.-based Genesis Healthcare may be cleared of nearly all financial liability tied to $58 million in settlement agreements with residents and their families over alleged negligent care. Genesis is one of 11…