Health systems of all sizes have worked to drive more efficient staffing and education models. In an era defined by staffing shortages, insufficient undergraduate enrollment growth, and rising student debt, health systems increasingly look to lock in future employees before…
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Arlington-based Texas Health Resources plans to build a new hospital and medical campus in north McKinney, Texas, expected to open in 2028. The hospital will initially feature 60 beds, with plans to double in capacity to accommodate future community growth,…
Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System is moving its headquarters, which will reduce its footprint by more than half, a spokesperson for the system confirmed with Becker’s. Lovelace’s new headquarters will be located at 4400 Masthead St. NE in Albuquerque. The…
California, Pennsylvania and 13 other states filed a lawsuit Feb. 24 against HHS, alleging the agency’s recent changes to the CDC’s vaccine recommendations were illegal. In early January, HHS transformed the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule, which previously recommended vaccines for…
Kenneth Rose, president and CEO of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook (Ill.), has stepped down from his role, effective Feb. 20, he confirmed to Becker’s. “Leading two multi-site organizations within a larger regional and national system has been one of the…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, the largest health system in the country, is seeking finance chiefs at four of its hospitals. As of Dec. 31, HCA operates 190 hospitals, comprised of 179 general acute care hospitals, seven behavioral hospitals and four…
Orchard Park Hospital in Wheeling, W.Va. has signed a letter of intent to merge with WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. Orchard Park Hospital is a 30-bed inpatient pediatric psychiatric hospital, according to a Feb. 24 health system news release. As part…
Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services’ credit rating was downgraded to “AA-” from “AA” by Fitch. The downgrade reflects several years of weak operating performance at the integrated health system that “consistently fell short of management’s expectations,” Fitch said in a…
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has appointed a new CEO overseeing two of its hospitals, effective March 23. Kevin Rinks was named CEO of Holston Valley Medical Center and Indian Path Community Hospital, both in Kingsport, Tenn., according to a…
For Bob Riney, president and CEO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, the high cost of healthcare is not a pricing problem — it reflects deeper structural flaws in the current financing system. “I think we all have to start by…