Houston Methodist Cypress (Texas) Hospital has shared plans for a $104 million expansion — almost exactly one year after opening its doors. The hospital, which is part of Houston Methodist, was a $685 million project when it opened as the…
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Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will raise its minimum wage from $15 to $16 per hour, effective April 12. The increase will affect about 1,800 employees across 75 positions, UAMS Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, MD, said in…
Despite persistent workforce pressures, rising drug costs and ongoing payer headwinds, a number of large health systems delivered strong financial results in 2025. Several posted record operating income, while others turned around losses from prior years or absorbed major mergers…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Healthcare Systems of America has struck a revenue cycle outsourcing partnership with Conifer Health Solutions. Under the terms of the multi-year deal, Conifer will provide end-to-end revenue cycle management services for the eight-hospital health system, which has…
Laura Kowal has been appointed president of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley. Ms. Kowal has served as interim Delaware Valley president since July and as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary since 2020, according to a…
HHS has awarded $8.3 million to the API Innovation Center to expand domestic manufacturing of two essential hospital medicines: metoprolol and propofol. The funding will support end-to-end U.S. production of metoprolol for the first time in decades, according to a…
While academic medical centers have long run on hospitals generating the margin, medical schools advancing education and research, and faculty practice plans delivering patient care, that three-part arrangement is under financial strain. Drawing on data from 61 AMCs, Vizient’s March…
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has launched an investigation into alleged fraud in California’s hospice programs. In a March 23 letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Rep. James Comer — who chairs the committee — and other lawmakers…
A unionization effort by cancer clinicians at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is on hold as the health system seeks a review of the proposed bargaining unit’s structure from the National Labor Relations Board. A majority of the nearly 200…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state health agencies and public medical facilities to review cybersecurity risks tied to Chinese-manufactured medical equipment, signaling heightened concern over potential vulnerabilities in the healthcare sector. The directive calls on the Texas Health and…