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Publicly traded for-profit health systems posted double-digit operating margins in the second quarter of 2025, while many nonprofit systems hovered closer to break-even. Below is a ranking of 25 health systems based on their operating margins for the most recent…

Four health systems are competing for an acute care bed expansion in North Carolina under the state’s certificate-of-need process. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ “2025 State Medical Facilities Plan” determined an acute care need of 129…

Amid the buzz and uncertainty surrounding the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health is hoping to get a chunk of that funding to aid its telehealth and mobile medicine…

Across the country, the signs are clear — hospitals are closing beds, urgent care centers are cutting hours, and entire communities are losing access to critical services. It’s happening in rural towns and large metro areas alike. Provider shortages are…

Healthcare is being challenged to evolve in ways that mirror the convenience, personalization, and immediacy people now expect from every other aspect of their lives. While the industry has long focused on clinical excellence and regulatory compliance, leaders say it…

For Dai Chung, MD, chief medical executive at Children’s Health, clinical excellence derives from following what he calls the hospital’s North Star — “putting patients first.” And the results could not be more clear: Children’s Medical Center Dallas, the flagship…

As part of their ongoing operational improvements for patients, staff, and care teams, Allina Health recently implemented a transparency initiative that includes Vital’s patient experience technology. Their innovative approach has resulted in a positive impact to their emergency departments, including…

The National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX, averaged an 87.8% passage rate in 2023, according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.  The council surveyed more than 2,000 nursing programs to assess average number of clinical hours, major…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have outlined an ambitious vision for transforming rural healthcare through the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program. Coming at a time when more than 300 rural hospitals are at risk of closure1…