In this episode, Dr. Manish Sapra, System Vice President of Behavioral Health and Collaborative Service Lines for CommonSpirit Health, discusses strategies to expand access to behavioral healthcare, strengthen integrated care models, and address growing mental health needs through innovation and…
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Rural hospitals drove the entirety of the U.S.’ net hospital losses since 2001, closing at more than three times the rate they opened, according to data shared with Becker’s from Yale University’s Health Care Affordability Lab in New Haven, Conn.…
The U.S. lost a net 142 general acute-care hospitals between 2001 and 2023, with closures outpacing openings in 17 of those 23 years, according to data shared with Becker’s from Yale University’s Health Care Affordability Lab in New Haven, Conn.…
Deferred elective surgery was a through-line of second-quarter earnings calls at four of the country’s largest for-profit hospital operators. But their executives do not agree on what is driving the slowdown, or whether it represents lost demand at all. Nashville,…
In this episode, Joe Avelino, CEO of College Medical Center, reflects on how his military service, nursing background, faith, and personal resilience have shaped his leadership style. He shares lessons on work-life balance, navigating adversity, leading with empathy, and staying…
A former Epic Systems employee has sued the EHR vendor alleging its noncompete agreement and related policies violate California law. Andrea Hull filed the lawsuit July 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Ms. Hull…
West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health is eliminating 160 positions at its Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital, including clinical and nonclinical roles. Four things to know: 1. The reductions are part of changes at the hospital that include a multimillion-dollar investment to expand…
OU Health has implanted Oklahoma’s first CardioMEMS heart failure monitoring device in an adult patient with congenital heart disease, becoming the first hospital in the state to apply the technology to this patient population. The minimally invasive procedure lets physicians…