Closures, funding freezes and exec shifts — challenges stack up for hospitals

January 7, 2026

1. Sanford Health CEO: Time to 'scale innovation' with new leadership structure Full story

2. Kansas hospital abruptly closes Full story

3. Shrinking margins. Big RCM decisions. What UC San Diego Health is doing differently: here.

 

4. Keck Medicine of USC names CFO from Optum Full story

5. HHS freezes $10B in funding for 5 states — 3 federal updates Full story

6. 1 in 4 physicians may leave. What leading systems are doing to retain talent, here.

 

7. Why integration is central to Vandalia's financial strategy Full story

8. Washington hospital avoids closure Full story

9. BayCare plans to open $650M children's hospital Full story

10. Kaiser joint venture opens Los Angeles-area PACE center Full story

 

11. 2026 RCM trend report: How leaders are protecting margins + preparing for disruption, here.

12. The quality playbook: How systems are preparing for outpatient procedure expansion Full story

13. FirstHealth of the Carolinas taps CFO Full story

14. Rural Colorado hospitals to forge joint venture Full story

15. Erlanger taps SVP of revenue cycle from CommonSpirit Full story

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16. A 35% collections jump started with clearer estimates. Mercy Health breaks down the how and why here.

17. Price isn't everything anymore — See how systems are redefining purchasing value, here.

18. New report — The payer specialty drug trends health systems need to watch here.

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

 

 

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