Leadership shifts, expansion and strategy moves across healthcare
February 17, 2026
 

1. OU Health inaugural CEO to retire; COO named successor Full story 

2. 'That approach is no longer good enough': Ascension CEO rethinks care delivery model as uninsured volumes rise Full story

3. Language access affects margins more than you think. 5 factors leaders should evaluate now: here.

4. Humana closes on acquisition of MaxHealth primary care clinics Full story

5. Nebraska hospital CEO exits Full story

 

6. Biomedical tech shouldn't add risk. How leaders are turning it into an operational + financial asset, here.

7. MUSC board green-lights $1.1B cancer hospital Full story

8. Prime buys 3 hospitals, enters 15th state Full story

9. SSM Health aligns St. Louis leadership, names 3 presidents Full story

10. How Texas represents a paradox in Rural Health Transformation funding Full story

 

11. 51% of providers report fewer after-hours due to AI. What effective adoption looks like here.

12. Why Scripps Health's Medicare Advantage exit paid off, per its CEO and CFO Full story

13. Nation's oldest hospital to open museum Full story

14. Federal judge vacates FTC premerger rule — 5 things to know Full story

15. Brigham and Women's to phase out Dana-Farber PAs: Boston Globe Full story

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16. Prior auth approvals cut to <24 hours. Explore this and 14 more case studies here

17. Mayo keeps physician attrition at 2.2% — among the nation's lowest. See how: here.

18. Patients are choosing care in AI search. Is your brand visible when it matters most? Find out here.

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