As a summer cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads across 34 states, some hospitals have pulled leafy greens and salad bar items from their cafeterias, while others are leaving food offerings in place and watching for cases. The moves come as case counts…
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David Miller, MD, CEO of Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine, has been appointed the next president and CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health, effective Jan. 1. Dr. Miller, who also serves as executive vice president for medical affairs for the University…
Most health systems have rules meant to keep fatigue in check: caps on consecutive shifts, minimum rest between them, limits on overtime. But those safeguards stop at a single employer’s walls. When a nurse hits the ceiling at one hospital…
Ambulatory surgery center operator Amsurg has acquired five North Carolina-based endoscopy centers. The newly acquired facilities are located in the eastern and central portions of the state and provide patients with a team-based approach to managing acute and chronic gastrointestinal…
Ask pharmacy leaders to picture the elite team of the future and a common vision emerges: fewer workarounds, less time fighting the system, and more time spent on the clinical judgment and patient connection that only a person can provide.…
Infectious diseases physicians saw the highest increase in happiness from 2025 to 2026, while allergy and immunology saw the greatest drop in happiness. Becker’s used data from Medscape’s “Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report” in 2025 and 2026. The reports…
Health system and hospital pharmacy departments are heading into next year with a familiar set of pressures: a shrinking graduate pipeline, unpredictable drug shortages, evolving 340B and reimbursement rules, and the ongoing task of keeping experienced staff engaged. Becker’s asked…
Growing a hospital’s next generation of physician leaders rarely happens by accident. Chief medical officers describe deliberate efforts to identify potential early, pair structured mentorship and sponsorship with real operational experience, and build succession plans that carry leadership development all…
In the first six months of 2026, new price transparency rules went into effect, hundreds of hospitals received warning letters about noncompliance, but only one hospital has been fined for violations. Here is what to know about the state of…
Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health will retire the Cotton O’Neil brand and bring all clinics and services under the single Stormont Vail Health name. The move builds on the 1995 partnership between Stormont Vail and Cotton O’Neil that merged hospital…