Hospital and health system layoff activity is down modestly in 2026 compared to 2025, and the number of jobs lost per reduction has nearly been cut in half, according to Becker’s reporting. Here are six trends to know about health…
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Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is deploying Clarium’s AI-powered supply chain automation platform to reduce surgical supply costs across its nine hospitals. The platform will identify cost-saving opportunities in surgical settings by optimizing physician preference cards and helping reduce waste, lower…
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has named Payam Saadai, MD, chief of the division of pediatric general, thoracic and fetal surgery. Dr. Saadai also serves as director of the Pediatric Colorectal Center and leads the UC Davis Fetal Care and…
In this episode, Matthew Ray Scott, MS, Principal & Managing Director, FEED. The Agency, and Scott Sigman,MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Podcaster, and Pioneer in opioid-sparing surgery, discuss their new book Physician Brand Rx, sharing how physicians can build trust, strengthen their…
In this episode, Matthew Ray Scott, MS, Principal & Managing Director, FEED. The Agency, and Scott Sigman,MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Podcaster, and Pioneer in opioid-sparing surgery, discuss their new book Physician Brand Rx, sharing how physicians can build trust, strengthen their…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health has a new president and CEO, but the publicly traded for-profit system’s three-pronged growth strategy remains unchanged. Ardent will continue to focus on strengthening EBITDA margins, accelerating growth in core markets and pursuing disciplined mergers and…
The CEO and CFO of Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine are both stepping down as the system enters the next phase of its financial turnaround. Mike Dandorph plans to step down as president and CEO Sept. 30, according to an Aug.…
Kevin Addington has been named vice president of finance for American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, the fundraising organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Addington has been with…
About half of US hospital patients were on an antibiotic in 2023 — essentially flat from 2015 — even as nearly all hospitals now run stewardship programs, a CDC survey found. Among 151 hospitals that took part in both the…
The American Nurses Association has recognized five new nursing specialties since 2020, including two this year, as the profession formalizes practice areas ranging from cannabis care to blood management. Each recognition establishes a scope and standards document defining the specialty’s…