The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health System in Charleston, S.C., is the 2026 recipient of the American Hospital Association’s Quest for Quality Prize, the AHA said July 9. Three health systems were named finalists: Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, Hartford-based Connecticut…
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Private insurance — not Medicare or Medicaid — is the biggest reason 720 rural hospitals are at risk of closing, according to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. CHQPR’s analysis, current as of May 2026, found the hospitals,…
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Cancer Center’s annual Prouty fundraiser raised a record $12,010,204 for cancer research and patient support programs. More than 4,700 participants, volunteers, donors and supporters took part, marking the highest fundraising total in the event’s 45-year history, according…
Maia Healy has exited her role as CFO of The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., which is operated by King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services. “It is with mixed emotions that my time at UHS has come…
Erica Gregonis, MD, the former chief medical officer and vice president of Baptist Health Richmond (Ky.), recently became CMO at a three-hospital system in Kentucky. In a July 8 news release, Owensboro (Ky.) Health announced Dr. Gregonis as its chief…
Health systems still size most physician panels against a long-standing benchmark of 1,800 to 2,000 patients, but that number is probably wrong, according to a July 9 Kaufman Hall analysis. The benchmark, usually paired with simple age and gender adjustments,…
Rejections of initial brand-name prescription attempts increased from 24.3% in 2018 to 40.7% in 2024, according to a July 9 JAMA study. Researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the American Enterprise Institute led the study.…
There are only 16 universities with a formal military-to-medical school pipeline in the U.S., but more medical schools are recognizing the importance of recruiting veterans into medicine. In May, Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University became the latest school to open…
Laura Kaiser, president and CEO of SSM Health in St. Louis, has been elected chair-elect designate of the American Hospital Association, according to a July 12 AHA news release. Ms. Kaiser will serve as chair-elect in 2027 and become AHA…
Athens-based Ohio University received $10 million through the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program to help expand the rural healthcare workforce and improve access to care across the state. Four things to know: 1. The university will serve as a lead…