More than 50 U.S. hospitals have closed, converted or ended services since the beginning of 2024 amid financial pressures, policy changes like the passage of HR 1, declining patient volumes and other challenges that continue to squeeze hospitals and health…
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Damariscotta-based MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will shift labor and delivery services to MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, effective Dec. 18, as part of a broader operational change that combines the two hospitals’ OB/GYN and midwifery teams. Comprehensive prenatal and postpartum…
Kaiser Permanente has committed up to $32 million to support the expansion of the Hope Emergency Center at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles. The commitment includes a $25 million charitable grant, the largest gift in the…
In this episode, Robert Stone, Chief Executive Officer, Helen and Morgan Chu Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair, City of Hope, discusses the organization’s approach to expanding cancer care access, building philanthropic partnerships and keeping patients at the center of growth.…
Josh Orzel on Building the Next Generation of Nursing Leaders and Supporting the Frontline Workforce
In this episode, Josh Orzel, Chief Nursing Officer, Saline Health System, discusses strengthening nursing culture, developing talent pipelines and supporting frontline caregivers through industry challenges. He shares his leadership philosophy and how investing in nurses drives better outcomes for patients,…
The Maryland Department of Health awarded $80 million to 41 grantees in the first round of funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program, Gov. Wes Moore announced Aug. 10. The awards fund projects to expand primary care, behavioral health and…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Aug. 10 overhauling childhood vaccine schedules at the federal level, calling for separate shots in place of the combined measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and narrowing the list of immunizations recommended for all children. The Gold…
CMS found Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., to be operating in “substantial compliance” with agency requirements following a July 9 validation and complaint survey, according to an Aug. 3 CMS notice reviewed by Becker’s. Six things to know: 1. In…
Northeast Georgia Health System has become the fifth health system in the country to deploy Epic’s Chart with Art ambient AI tool for nursing documentation. A pilot group of 15 nurses and two patient care technicians is testing the technology…
Hospital sales are picking up steam as various health systems under financial pressure look to trim underperforming assets, exit noncore markets and redirect capital toward strategic priorities. Recent hospital divestitures have come from nonprofit giants carrying hundreds of millions of…