Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched a mobile mammography unit to serve women in northern Minnesota, with weekly stops in Bagley and Walker, and plans to expand later in 2026. The truck offers 3D mammography, which can improve cancer…
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President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Feb. 24 to plug TrumpRx, criticize the ACA and call out possible Medicaid fraud. While President Trump addressed affordability more broadly, immigration, and trade, healthcare took up some of his…
The Congressional Budget Office said Feb. 23 that Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be exhausted in 2040, 12 years earlier than previously projected. The trust fund finances Medicare Part A, which covers inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facility care,…
Ascension Alexian Brothers, a 329-bed hospital in Elk Grove Village, Ill., has appointed Ellis Hawkins president, marking his return to Ascension Illinois after a stint with Prime Healthcare. Mr. Hawkins previously served as president of Ascension Saint Mary-Chicago, which Ontario,…
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Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas, Interim CIO Dana Moore has retired. Mr. Moore announced his retirement in a LinkedIn post. According to his profile, he served as interim CIO of the health system since June 2025.…
Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System will lay off 187 full-time employees as it deals with funding cuts related to H.R. 1. The number of full-time employee layoffs equates to 211 individual positions, a spokesperson for the system confirmed with Becker’s.…
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St. Louis-based BJC Health System reported a $454.5 million operating income (3.8% margin) in 2025, up from a $325.6 million operating income (3% margin) the previous year, according to its most recent financial report. BJC merged with Kansas City, Mo.-based…
Lee Health has partnered with Millennium Physician Group, one of Florida’s largest physician-led primary care organizations, on older adult care. The partnership aims to strengthen care coordination, expand preventive services, and provide tools to help older adults on Medicare and…