Hospitals face mounting pressure — from closures to contract disputes and cost cuts.

January 26, 2026

1. 734 hospitals at risk of closure, by state Full story

2. CHS to sell 5 hospitals for more than $1B Full story

3. Front-line teams can't fix what they can't see. Learn how hospitals identify risk while patients are admitted here.

 

4. CommonSpirit in talks to sell 3 more North Dakota hospitals Full story

5. 'Act like a payer': A health system CFO's strategy for margin growth Full story

6. 'Shadow AI' is spreading fast. How Seattle Children's, UChicago Medicine + others are staying ahead here.

 

7. Jefferson's Lehigh Valley Health Network exits UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage — 5 things to know Full story

8. 2 Michigan systems weigh partnership Full story

9. 31,000 Kaiser workers begin open-ended strike: 7 things to know Full story

10. UP Health System names CFO for 222-bed hospital Full story

 

11. Margins, power brokers & site-of-care shifts — Get experts' take on 2026's big trends here.

12. Baylor Scott & White Health to operate 12 emergency hospitals in Texas by 2028 Full story

13. 8 hospitals, health systems raising workers' pay Full story

14. Moody's upgrades UNC Health's credit rating Full story

15. AHA outlines concerns with hospital price transparency proposals Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

16. Becker's survey reveals gaps in hospital cybersecurity maturity. Get the results here.

17. Covenant Health lifted net revenue $57M with accountable RCM partnership. Learn how here.

18. Baptist Health increased daily infusion throughput by 15%. See how here.

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