Two people are dead and two others were wounded in separate shootings at hospitals in Alabama and Wisconsin. Two people died after what police described as an apparent murder-suicide at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital in Homewood, Ala., just outside Birmingham.…
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Massachusetts is the best U.S. state for women for the second consecutive year, according to a March 2 WalletHub ranking. The personal finance website’s 2026 list of the “Best & Worst States for Women” was compiled by comparing the 50…
Cleveland Clinic reported an operating income of $913 million (5% margin) in 2025, a significant improvement on the $276 million operating gain (1.7% margin) posted in 2024, according to unaudited financial documents published Feb. 27. Seven things to know: 1.…
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s Hospital has spent the last 26 years flying its specialty physicians and nurses to meet patients at clinics. Driscoll serves 33 counties in Texas, an area the size of many states. Many of its patients…
Kathy Jobes has been named chief information security officer at Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System. She joined the health system Jan. 26, according to a LinkedIn post from Cook Children’s Health Care System. Ms. Jobes will report…
Ochsner Health in New Orleans has named Mark French chief supply chain officer. Mr. French most recently served as Ochsner’s COO of supply chain and support services from December 2022 to February 2026. He previously held the role of vice…
Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health completed its acquisition of Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital from bankrupt Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings on March 1, establishing the UConn Health Community Network. The UConn Health Community Network is a nonprofit entity created to support and…
Over the past decade, hospital anesthesia costs have increased four- to six-fold. What was once a largely self-sustaining professional service line has quickly become one of the fastest-growing cost centers, significantly impacting the bottom line. The drivers are multifactorial: expanding…
Across the country, health systems are showing that staffing stability is achievable even in a constrained physician market. While workforce pressures are now a daily reality, leading organizations are responding differently: aligning service lines, redesigning care delivery, and building stability…
Hospitals face sustained margin pressure driven by workforce shortages, premium labor reliance, and rising operating costs. Among the most preventable financial risks is clinician turnover. Vacancy days, onboarding ramp time, locum tenens coverage, and productivity drag quietly erode margin long…