At the most trusted health systems in the U.S., marketing leaders know when to pivot. Molly Biwer, chief marketing officer of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, said the most important shift her organization made was abandoning the idea that marketing alone builds…
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When Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health set out to consolidate three legacy health system brands under a single name, the marketing team braced for a long, expensive climb in name recognition. The journey turned out to be faster than expected. Total…
Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital appointed Tim Moran interim CEO, effective July 11. Mr. Moran will succeed Stephen Gray, who announced his resignation earlier in June, according to a June 25 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Gray’s last day…
Clinicians and advocacy groups are pressing Congress on two major legislative efforts to better support the nation’s healthcare workforce: a proposed tax credit for healthcare providers practicing in shortage areas and a push to fund the only federal law dedicated…
So far in 2026, CMS has handed out 55,981 deficiencies to skilled nursing facilities across the nation. Becker’s collected a report on all of the deficiencies given by CMS in 2026 at freestanding and hospital-based facilities. This includes dually certified,…
Rawlins, Wyo.-based Memorial Hospital of Carbon County, has grown its days cash on hand from 3 days to 25 days between January 2025 and June 2026, marking a significant financial recovery for the 25-bed critical access hospital. The turnaround also…
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation that restricts the disclosure of abortion-related medical records to out-of-state entities. The Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act, signed June 24, takes effect July 1, 2027. The law requires information related to abortion services…
Pharmacist job postings jumped 63% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Sterile-compounding technician vacancies hit 92% of hospitals. And clinical responsibilities keep expanding. The numbers behind pharmacy’s workforce crisis tell a consistent story: demand is outpacing supply — and the…
A Minnesota federal judge is allowing key claims in a proposed class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group to progress, deciding current and former participants in the company’s 401(k) savings plan plausibly alleged economic injury. The court issued the opinion June 22, denying…