New York City-based Montefiore Health System recorded an operating loss of $120.9 (-1.4% operating margin) in 2025, down from an operating income of $164.7 million (1.9% margin) in 2024, according to its March 13 financial report. Montefiore faced headwinds in…
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Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center has laid off staff as part of a broader restructuring effort, citing rising costs and reimbursement pressures. The reduction in force occurred March 3 and affected approximately 20 employees, primarily in clinical roles such as…
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Phoenix-based Banner Health reported $444 million in operating income (2.8% margin) for 2025, up from $362 million (2.3% margin) in 2024, as modest volume growth, improved insurance performance and supplemental Medicaid payments boosted results, according to financial documents published March…
Harrogate, Tenn.-based Lincoln Memorial University is opening a medical school campus in Orange Park, Fla., on March 23. The new LMU-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine campus will be the first four-year medical school in the greater Jacksonville area, according to…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen was paid 420 times more than the health system’s median employee in 2025, according to a March 13 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Hazen’s total compensation was $26,456,606…
A health information network improperly tapped into Pittsburgh-based UPMC patient records by falsely claiming authorization to do so through a national medical data exchange. UPMC said in a March 13 news release it learned of the breach through Epic, its…
Health systems have moved past the exploring phase of artificial intelligence. Today, AI is fully embedded into clinical workflows, particularly for documentation, imaging, operational forecasting and population health. However, implementation is just the beginning; the real work lies in continuous…
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In this episode, Michelle McMacken, MD, Executive Director of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals, discusses expanding a systemwide lifestyle medicine program focused on preventing and improving chronic disease through nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management, and community…