The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to reauthorize two federal telehealth grant programs. HR 3419 amends the Public Health Service Act to continue the Telehealth Network Grant Program and the Telehealth Resource Centers through 2030, raising annual…
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While early research suggests the “Cicada” SARS-CoV-2 variant may infect children more easily than adults, children’s hospitals do not appear to be experiencing significant surges in cases or admissions. An analysis of data from New York City shows children are…
Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Health System has entered into an agreement to assume operations of MedWise Urgent Care, which operates nine locations across northeastern Oklahoma. Three things to know: 1. Saint Francis is buying the facilities from QuikTrip, a gas…
A cybersecurity incident has encrypted data and interrupted phone and internet systems at Mauston, Wis.-based Mile Bluff Medical Center. Clinical teams activated downtime procedures, with only “limited and temporary” disruptions to services, the hospital said in an April 21 statement.…
Amazon and Walmart have launched GLP-1 weight management programs within days of each other, signaling a broader shift as retailers, payers and drugmakers compete to control access to one of healthcare’s fastest-growing drug classes. Amazon’s One Medical program integrates primary…
Most health systems have deployed an ambient AI documentation solution by now, but many leaders haven’t asked the harder question: is the tool actually generating financial returns, or simply replacing dictation? Meanwhile, payers are accelerating their own use of AI…
NASA and the United Network for Organ Sharing are testing the use of drones in organ transport, according to an April 21 news release. The joint effort will analyze how drones can “make organ transport safer, faster and more efficient,”…
Jonathan Green, MD, has been named CEO of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, the clinical research hospital for the NIH in Bethesda, Md., effective May 17. Dr. Green will oversee the 200-bed research hospital — the world’s largest…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reported an operating income of $281 million (9.5% margin) on revenues of $3 billion in the first quarter of 2026, down slightly from a $284 million operating gain (9% margin) in the same period last…
Nurse shortages and mounting labor costs remain among health system CEOs’ top concerns, and the newest NSI survey puts fresh numbers on the financial risks hospitals face from vacancies and churn. The 2026 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN…