The Palo Verde Healthcare District said Blythe, Calif.-based Palo Verde Hospital’s financial outlook has been stabilized after it received the majority of intergovernmental transfer funds, with the remainder expected soon. “Over the past several months, the board of directors of…
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Waystar is expanding its collaboration with Google Cloud to boost its agentic AI capabilities and move the healthcare industry toward an autonomous revenue cycle. Through the expanded partnership, Waystar will enhance its AI-powered platform with greater integration with Google Cloud’s…
Pocahontas, Ark.-based St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center was already operating like a rural emergency hospital before it converted to the designation. “Only about 5% of our volume was inpatient, so we were already practicing as an REH — we…
Donna Hyland, CEO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, will retire this year, and Patrick Frias, MD — currently co-president and CEO of Rady Children’s Health in Southern California — has been named her successor. Ms. Hyland has led the organization…
UnitedHealth Group reported only 10 subsidiaries in its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for 2025, down from thousands in 2024. UnitedHealth has been embracing expansion — and not just in 2025. For example, in 2022, UnitedHealth overcame Department of Justice antitrust concerns and was approved…
Three health systems have raised their minimum wage in 2026 as part of broader workplace investments. The moves come as health system leaders intensify their focus on retention and engagement. Organizations are balancing these priorities as financial pressure persists across…
San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare has named Parikshet Babber, MD, chief medical officer, effective March 1. For the past two years, Dr. Babber has served as assistant CMO of the HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division and HCA Houston, according to a…
Generation Z employees entering the workforce often do not possess the skills needed to navigate the workplace. And leaders should understand the problem and learn how to fill in the gaps, Tessa West, PhD, professor of psychology at New York…
Imagine walking into a coffee shop and ordering the same latte you do every day. Some days you’re charged for a small, other days for a medium, and sometimes for a large, even though you ordered the same drink each…
Leigh Holston has exited her role as CEO of Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., a spokesperson for Universal Health Services, which operates the hospital, confirmed to Becker’s. Kippy Woodlief, DNP, RN, is now interim CEO of the behavioral health…