An Oregon merger, FTC’s warning on bad deals and HCA cutting positions — Thursday’s read.
September 3, 2026

1. Oregon systems complete merger Full story

2. FTC warns it will stop ‘bad hospital deals’ after steering Ohio hospital to new buyer Full story

3. Automating routine finance work is the small prize. What AI changes next, here.

 

4. HCA eliminating ‘small percentage’ of positions across corporate and support functions Full story

5. California systems see layoffs spike amid industry headwinds Full story

6. MemorialCare is rebuilding its procurement team around automation. Hear how the roles changed in this webinar.

 

7. Pennsylvania clears WVU Medicine’s 5-hospital acquisition with conditions Full story

8. Albany Med taps CFO from Tufts Medicine Full story

9. Self-pay hospital visits spike as coverage losses mount Full story

10. Wellstar to add 14th hospital Full story

 

11. Full-stack outsourcing quietly costs you leverage on data, service levels and workflows. See a better alternative during this webinar.

12. Sutter Health operating margin rises to 7.3% in Q2 Full story

13. Intermountain plans to build replacement hospital in Salt Lake City Full story

14. 21 maternity service closures in 2026 Full story

15. What the ‘unexpected’ looks like to IU Health’s CFO Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

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17. Federal fixes are slow. Payer tactics aren’t. RCM moves you can make now, here.

18. One orthopedic practice cut surgical cancellations from 2.23% to 0.66% — without adding staff. See how here.

19. Becker’s late-August webinar lineup: patient safety, referral intake, AI trust and supply chain data. See the sessions here.

 

 

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