Plus: Democrats’ health policy wishlist: 8 notes

September 28, 2026

1. Memorial Hermann CEO to retire, CFO named successor Full story

2. Kaiser to lay off 147 workers across California Full story

3. 53% of procurement leaders cite budget constraints as their #1 EVS challenge. See 4 ways to cut costs without undermining care quality.

4. Dartmouth hospital to close rehab unit; lays off 7 leaders Full story

5. 77 health systems with strong finances Full story

 

6. Health systems are still fighting turnover, vacancies + agency spend separately. CommonSpirit makes the case for connecting them, in this webinar.

7. Trump administration slashes $810M in federal spending, including HHS Full story

8. House Democrats want to rein in healthcare giants, expand Medicare: Report Full story

9. Inpatient documentation queries land weeks after discharge — after clinical context is gone. Health system leaders share a real-time fix in this webinar.

10. PeaceHealth posts -2.2% margin on $4.2B in revenue in fiscal 2026: 7 notes Full story

 

11. A Baylor Scott & White VP on what modern supply chain success really requires here.

12. Adventist Health hospital settles sexual abuse lawsuit for $18.5M Full story

13. Hartford HealthCare to raise minimum wage to $20 Full story

14. The cost of giving birth in every state Full story

15. Fewer reviews, more check-ins: The feedback Gen Z craves Full story

16. AI could close one-third of the projected 2040 healthcare workforce gap Full story

17. Rising stars: 188 healthcare leaders under 40 | 2026 Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

18. Mary Washington Healthcare’s CEO freed up beds by arranging outpatient MRIs before discharge. See how here.

19. Sarasota Memorial’s patient throughput leader on the daily operational changes behind its length-of-stay gains, here.

20. 360 independent practices reveal where denials and revenue leakage hit hardest. Findings here.

21. Becker’s upcoming webinars: workforce planning, healthcare large language models and physician-led cancer care. See the sessions here.

 

 

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