Baptist Health Central Alabama said a third-party vendor’s server outage disrupted its IT systems, according to a Sept. 29 Facebook post. The health system said all three of its hospitals remained open, with clinical teams using downtime procedures to support…
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Health systems are facing a hard question: as site-of-care pressure pushes more infusion volume away from the hospital outpatient department (HOPD), how do they keep appropriate care inside the system? The infusion market keeps growing — spending is projected to…
Judy Faulkner has spent nearly five decades making Epic a fundamental cornerstone of hospital EHR operations. Now, that influence extends well beyond the EHR and delves into some of the biggest questions facing health system leaders: how quickly to deploy…
From rural replacement facilities to a $1.9 billion academic tower, health systems across the country are opening new hospitals in 2026. Here are 24 health systems that have opened or are set to open new hospitals this year, as reported…
Oakland, Calif., is the greenest city in the U.S., according to an analysis published Sept. 30 by WalletHub that ranked cities on environmental quality, transportation, energy sources and sustainability policies. The personal finance company compared the 100 most populated cities…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has received a monetary donation from the Penske Foundation to support its downtown Rochester campus redevelopment, and will name a new patient arrival building for the foundation. The system is not disclosing the amount of the…
William McClain was named chief administrative officer of Helena Hospital in Helena-West Helena, Ark., effective Oct. 1. Mr. McClain will retain his role as administrative director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences East Regional Campus in Helena-West Helena,…
Sergio Melgar, CFO of Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health will retire in January 2027 after 12 years in the role, according to a Sept. 30 news release shared with Becker’s. Jeff Biesczat, who joined the system in early September, will…
Only 17 states have laws that provide full protection to nurses assaulted on the job, according to a Nurse.org analysis. The website reviewed statutes, session laws and administrative rules across 50 states and the District of Columbia to identify laws…
At least 11 hospitals and health systems have cut leadership or management roles in 2026 as financial pressures and realignments push organizations to restructure for long-term sustainability. Becker’s covered five hospital layoffs involving leaders in September and six earlier in…