Otis Story Sr. resigned Nov. 7 as CEO of St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, Ill. Mr. Story had served in the role since March 2024, according to a statement shared with Becker’s on Nov. 12 by a spokesperson for Ontario,…
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Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Physicians, or M Physicians, have finalized a framework for a new 10-year partnership that includes a $1 billion capital commitment to secure the future of Minnesota’s academic healthcare infrastructure. The agreement will…
Pharmacy is no longer operating behind the scenes — it’s driving the business and clinical transformation of healthcare. At Becker’s 2025 Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit, held Nov. 5-6 in Chicago, pharmacy executives from leading hospitals and health systems convened…
How Healthcare Leaders Can Turn Pilot Projects Into Sustainable, System-Wide Results AI is no longer a buzzword in healthcare. It now has its own budget line, and it’s already reshaping the way healthcare gets delivered and paid for. More than…
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has appointed Allen Fasnacht, DNP, MSN, RN, as vice president for the health system and president of WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa., effective Dec. 15. Dr. Fasnacht will oversee operations at the 131-bed community…
Wyoming is the most charitable state, with residents spending an average of 29 hours per year volunteering and donating nearly 4% of their adjusted gross income, according to WalletHub. WalletHub analyzed the 50 states by comparing them across 17 key…
“Access to care” emerged as a top healthcare C-suite buzzword heading into 2025. While much of the conversation has focused on coverage, affordability and capacity, hospital and health system leaders told Becker’s the industry often overlooks the more human elements:…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health plans to adopt Epic’s entire suite of AI tools as the organization seeks to improve the patient and clinician experience. The six-hospital system intends to go live with the new EHR in the fourth quarter…
A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology and endorsed by the Society for…
A growing number of hospitals are adopting AI, but most remain underprepared to govern its use, according to a Nov. 11 survey from Black Book Research. Black Book surveyed 182 hospital leaders between Oct. 15 and Nov. 8, 2025. Respondents…