As the population ages and the demand for care climbs, health systems — and nurse executives in particular — face a persistent challenge: there are not enough nurses. In 2025, the national RN vacancy rate was 8.6%, and the federal…
Becker’s has reported on 10 hospitals and health systems that have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2026: 1. West Burlington, Iowa-based Great River Health named Jeremy Alexander permanent president and CEO on Sept. 14. Mr. Alexander succeeds…
CHICAGO — September 15, 2026 — GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today announced CareIntellect™ for Operations, a new AI-enabled Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application designed to help health systems forecast capacity constraints up to 72 hours in advance, providing comprehensive unit-, department-, and…
The consensus heading into 2027 is clear: The ambulatory care boom is not over. Outpatient services accounted for 57% of hospital revenue as of 2024, up from 52% in 2020, according to American Hospital Association data, and the AHA’s Sg2…
If hospitals with higher infection rates for heart surgery patients reduced rates, they could prevent about 2,600 infections annually and reduce Medicare spending by $441 million, Michigan Medicine researchers found. The study, published Aug. 6 in The Journal of Thoracic…
Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital exited bankruptcy Sept. 14, its president and CEO John Quinlivan confirmed to Becker’s. The hospital’s emergence from bankruptcy comes about one month after it signed a four-year agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama. The…
Typically, when hospital leaders launch well-being programs, they are aimed at frontline staff. But at Northwell’s Mather Hospital, leaders’ well-being is top of mind. “When it comes to the strategic thinking behind keeping our leaders sane and supported, the reasoning…
There has been one word health insurers have not been shying away from in 2026: discipline. Elevated utilization for specialty drugs, behavioral health and emergency services has been driving medical costs in recent years. As insurers face pressures across lines…
Trish Baise, DNP, RN, chief nursing executive at Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health, was elected director-at-large for the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. Dr. Baise will serve a three-year term beginning Jan. 1, according to a Sept. 14 system news release. …
Chicago-based Rush University System for Health received a $13.5 million gift from an anonymous donor to support health equity initiatives. The gift will support community programs and clinics, as well as education and training programs, according to a Sept. 14…
