Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hospital will lay off nine employees as part of its financial recovery plan and goal to strengthen the hospital’s long-term stability. The workforce reduction comes after an evaluation of the hospital’s financial outlook, staffing levels and operational…
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Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) launched the Health AI Cybersecurity Work Group on Aug. 12, tapping cybersecurity leaders from eight health systems to build the sector’s first peer-developed playbooks on frontier AI model cyber risk. A leadership council steers the…
Hospitals in multiple states have earned new trauma center designations or secured re-verification in 2026, expanding access to emergency care and reinforcing regional trauma networks. The designations — awarded by state health departments or the American College of Surgeons —…
A no-confidence vote against a hospital CEO is often — but not always — followed by a fairly quick exit. Becker’s analyzed 12 instances over the past five years of medical staff and nurses’ unions expressing “no confidence” in their…
San Francisco-based Hims & Hers plans to start selling compounded peptides by the end of 2026, with six more to follow pending final FDA rulemaking, executives said Aug. 10. The direct-to-consumer telehealth company laid out a phased rollout on its…
UnitedHealth Group’s board of directors approved a per-share cash dividend of $2.32 to be paid Sept. 22. The dividend will be paid to all shareholders of the company’s common stock as of business close on Sept. 14. The company released…
Only eight hospitals with the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s highest honor, Magnet with Distinction, also hold five CMS stars on nurse communication. Since launching the Magnet with Distinction program in 2022, the ANCC has bestowed the designation to 108 hospitals:…
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance has partnered with Millennium Physician Group to expand value-based care and primary care access across Indiana. Fort Myers, Fla.-based Millennium is part of a national value-based care platform partially owned by Elevance Health. The partnership will…
Oracle Health’s new AI-powered patient portal is now generally available to patients across the U.S. The Oracle Health Patient Portal integrates directly with the Oracle Health electronic health record, giving patients access to their medical records without uploading data into…
San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare has reduced its workforce and realigned operations across several areas of the health system, affecting about 260 employees, according to an Aug. 11 statement shared with Becker’s. Many of those employees were immediately offered alternative employment…