West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health recorded an operating income of $385.8 million (6.4% operating margin) in the first half of 2026, up from an operating income of $334.3 million (6.3% margin) during the same period last year, according to its…
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The Leapfrog Group appealed a Florida judge’s March ruling Sept. 10, seeking to reverse an order that forced the patient safety watchdog to pull grades for five hospitals that declined to complete its surveys. The hospitals are part of Palm…
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Janice Walker, DHA, BSN, RN, joined Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health as senior vice president and chief nursing officer in January, a newly created role built to help unify nursing practice and professional development across all of UF Health. Dr. Walker…
San Francisco-based Dignity Health and Dignity Community Care filed a lawsuit against Gold Coast Health Plan Aug. 24, alleging more than $30 million in unpaid bills. The Dignity entities, under Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, include St. John’s hospitals in Ventura County,…
Greg Schwarz has been named San Francisco-based Dignity Health’s market vice president of strategy and growth for Southern California, according to a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Schwarz served as vice president of business development…
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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is licensing its internally developed workforce forecasting technology to Trusted Health, which plans to make the tool available to other hospitals and health systems. Mayo’s CareCast technology uses historical staffing information, patient volume trends and operational…
Syracuse, N.Y.-based Crouse Health has signed a three-year, $1.5 million agreement to become the naming sponsor of Onondaga County’s new aquarium. The venue will be called the Crouse Health Harborview Aquarium when it opens, per a late August news release.…