Plus: University Hospitals retires 400 more policies

August 26, 2026

1. 10 recent hospital, health system CEO moves Full story 

2. Healthcare’s ‘most dangerous trend,’ according to CEOs Full story

3. Baptist Health makes the case: Fix supply chain data at the contract level. See how here.

4. From -4.8% to 26.7%: 25 large systems ranked by Q2 margins Full story

5. Lawmaker presses Illinois hospital leaders over payroll disruption, ambulance diversion Full story

 

6. A single hard-to-place patient can occupy a bed for weeks. See the fix here.

7. Michigan hospital CEO to step down Full story

8. Former Optum director sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding company Full story

9. 756 hospitals patients would highly recommend Full story

10. 17 C-suite job openings with CHS Full story

 

11. Drawing on 1,000+ health systems and 2.5M clinicians: how to build survey-readiness in before day one — without slowing hiring. Here.

12. Louisiana hospital CEO resigns after 3 months Full story

13. 1 year after cutting 2,812 policies, University Hospitals retires 400 more Full story 

14. 25 best metro areas for healthcare access, per Indeed Full story

15. Former Florida Baptist Health hospital president dies Full story 

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. On Jan. 1, 2027, cardiology’s heart failure payments change for good. FMOL Health, Mercy + others share a readiness roadmap in this webinar.

17. Plans already cover OCD care many members never reach. See how matched routing changes that — access the webinar.

18. The patient journey shouldn’t restart at every handoff. Providence’s former CMO weighs in here.

19. Becker’s late-August webinar lineup: patient safety, referral intake, AI trust and supply chain data. See the sessions here.

 

 

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