From Community Health Systems’ exits from Pennsylvania and Arkansas to Prime Healthcare acquiring its 55th hospital, here are 21 hospital mergers and acquisitions completed in 2026: 1. Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network finalized an affiliation agreement July 1 to acquire Beaver,…
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Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System has named Edward “Eddie” Graebert, RN, COO and chief nursing officer of Meridian (Idaho) Medical Center, effective June 28. Mr. Graebert joined St. Luke’s in 2022 and most recently served as director of surgical…
In this episode, Bonnie Thompson, Chief Operating Officer of Forest Family Dentistry, joins the podcast to discuss how AI is enabling quicker diagnoses and improving efficiency in dental care. She also shares her perspective on economic uncertainty, its impact on…
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., has received a $10 million gift to establish the Earl Family Surgical Center. Four things to know: 1. The gift from Sylvia, Matthew and Bridget Earl will support the surgical center…
In this episode, Akhil Narang, MD, Cardiologist and Director of the Echocardiography Lab at Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, and Amogh Karnik, MD, Cardiologist at Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, join the podcast to discuss the operational requirements for successfully…
West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health said July 8 that it is proceeding to transition certain revenue cycle functions to Omega Healthcare later this year. In April, the health system had said it was transitioning some IT and revenue cycle…
In this episode, Dr. Ken Cohen, Chief Medical Officer at Optum Health, discusses new research on Medicare Advantage, social vulnerability, and how full-risk care models can improve quality, efficiency, and patient outcomes. He also shares insights on the infrastructure, technology,…
First-time, U.S.-educated candidates passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses at an 86.7% rate in 2025, with results ranging from 92.9% in North Dakota to 77.8% in Alaska. The figures come from newly released data in the National…
The Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville — which oversees Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System — received certificates of need to build two freestanding emergency departments, al.com reported July 7. X things to know: 1. The estimated cost…
Cheryl Wathen has spent more than 36 years at Deaconess Health, and the last 16 as its CFO. In that time, she has watched the Evansville, Ind.-based system grow from a single hospital with $132 million in annual revenue to…