Leadership exits, policy shifts and staffing cuts test hospital stability

April 10, 2026

1. 22 deals, $14.5B transacted revenue: Q1 hospital M&A hits 5-year high Full story

2. Hospitals brace for new wave of federal cuts as GOP turns to reconciliation again Full story

3. Built to Disrupt, Designed to Care. Partner with a physician-led team redefining healthcare. We deliver performance-driven innovation built to disrupt today and scale for the next 50 years.

4. Nurse imposter who treated 4,000+ hospital patients sentenced to probation Full story

5. The LPN cliff: Are health systems ready for a 30% workforce drop? Full story

 

6. Sarasota Memorial improved throughput without adding a single bed. See the operational playbook here.

7. 3 OHSU leaders exit amid CEO transition Full story

8. CMS rolls out 1st tools for nationwide digital health ecosystem Full story

9. Locums in one silo, permanent recruiting in another — most health systems have no single view of physician workforce. Fix it here.

10. Patients use chatbots to fight medical bills: NY Times Full story

 

11. Geisinger, Cedars-Sinai and UK HealthCare are drawing the line on where AI should — and shouldn't — influence clinical decisions here.

12. Mississippi hospital lays off 17% of staff, eliminates multiple services Full story

13. White House won't appeal NIH indirect cost ruling to Supreme Court Full story

14. Trump administration targets CON laws — what it means for rural healthcare Full story

15. UHS' 5 highest-earning executives in 2025 Full story

16. Ascension nursing leader to join Hospital Sisters Health System Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

17. How 3 leading systems united finance, pharmacy + cardiology to expand care access: here.

18. Readmissions remain high. How 3 systems support high-risk patients after discharge more effectively here

19. How M Health Fairview plans for cyber disruptions without stopping care. Read more here.

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