Plus: CMS reshapes rural health fund plans, Baptist adds hospital No. 13

June 16, 2026

1. UVA Health hospital taps CEO; CAO steps down Full story

2. Hospital CEO turnover rises 9% year over year: 6 things to know Full story 

3. $50B could reshape rural healthcare. See how Avera leaders are planning execution here.

4. ScionHealth taps CFO as CEO in leadership transition Full story 

5. North Carolina bill advances with CEO pay cap, drops hospital merger oversight provision Full story 

 

6. This community health center is connecting fragmented systems to ease staff burden — see how here.

7. Rural Health Transformation Program funding status, by state Full story

8. CMS reshapes states’ $50B rural health fund plans amid clawback threats Full story

9. From 24.1% to -4.5%: 40 health systems ranked by Q1 operating margins Full story 

10. 7 hospital, health system layoffs in 2 weeks Full story

 

11. How does WVU Health System grow from four hospitals to over two dozen in a time of retraction? Their CEO Albert Wright is sharing the playbook Nov 2-5 at Becker’s CEO + CFO Roundtable in Chicago. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

12. Centene offers buyouts to most employees Full story

13. Baptist Health acquires 13th hospital, a 151-bed facility Full story 

14. 7 large health systems selling hospitals Full story

15. Illinois hospital fully closes after last elevator fails Full story

16. Former president of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center dies at 85 Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

17. Can offshore teams improve RCM performance? See the framework that says yes — here.

18. $34M in annualized revenue tied to throughput redesign. What top systems changed operationally here.

19. Clinical and IT priorities don’t have to compete. See what connected health systems do differently here.

20. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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