Plus: 100 great community hospitals

June 5, 2026

1. Fortune 500’s top 25 healthcare companies in 2026 Full story

2. Hospital CEO: BCBS Alabama must pay us by June 25, or closure begins Full story

3. A 15-point OR utilization increase without added staff. See the data-driven strategy behind the results.

4. Trump administration pushes for AI physicians: Report Full story

5. Anthropic calls for a frontier AI pause Full story

 

6. Cleveland Clinic. UCSF Health. Sutter Health. Mayo Clinic. Kaiser Permanente. CommonSpirit Health. VCU Health System. Allegheny Health Network. Their CEOs and CFOs are gathering Nov 2-5 in Chicago. Apply to attend Becker’s 14th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable as a reviewer here.

7. Ascension acquires AmSurg for $3.9B, grows ASC network to 300 Full story

8. Medicaid work rules: What’s in, what’s out and where hospitals stand Full story

9. When nursing and physician leadership move together, health systems move faster. Explore how top CNOs and CMOs are aligning to accelerate change and drive results at Becker’s CNO + CMO Virtual Event — June 16th, 1–4 PM CST. Register here. 

10. RFK Jr. seeks access to Americans’ medical records Full story

 

11. The prevention-first CDI model: cleaner cases, predictable cash, fewer reworks. Inside the shift here.

12. Oracle Health cuts 500+ jobs Full story

13. Novant Health names presidents for 3 North Carolina regions Full story

14. 31 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs in 2026 Full story

15. HCA acquires 17 urgent care clinics in the Carolinas Full story

16. 100 great community hospitals | 2026 Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

17. Why are so many behavioral health referrals not converting to care? Get answers here.

18. University Health cut ED boarding time 46.1% — even as volumes climbed. See how here.

19. Hidden cardiovascular risk may be easier to miss than you think. Learn more here.

20. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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