Plus, 5 notes on how obstetric care is disappearing from US hospitals.

September 17, 2026

1. How rural hospitals are building up cash reserves Full story

2. The rural hospital network boom: 150+ hospitals, 8 states Full story

3. Sustainable growth and efficiency strategies from CEO and CFO partners, and how top systems are modeling growth strategies for 2031 — the CFO conversations run deep at Becker’s CEO + CFO Roundtable. Nov. 2-5, Chicago. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

 

4. 17 states’ latest rural health funding awards, by amount Full story

5. Obstetric care is disappearing from US hospitals: 5 notes Full story

6. 85% of health IT leaders call budget the top barrier to modernizing. Get expert tips to sequence your investments in this webinar.

 

7. UnityPoint creates rural health leadership role Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

8. Employee wellness programs promised lower health costs. Decades of research still says otherwise. Learn more here.

9. COPD readmissions dropped nearly 70% at one community hospital. See how pharmacy led it here.

10. St. Luke’s now clears 1.2k more prior auths a month — same team. See how here.

11. Becker’s September webinar lineup: hospital AI, nonopioid pain care and analytics governance. See the sessions here.

 

 

 

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