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Patients in Washington, D.C., had the highest median time spent in the emergency department, while patients in North Dakota had the lowest, CMS data shows. The agency’s “Timely and Effective Care” dataset, updated Nov. 26, tracks the average median time…

Four hospital mergers and affiliations took effect Jan. 1, marking a busy start to 2026 for healthcare consolidation. Here are the four mergers and acquisitions, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Hawarden (Iowa) Regional Healthcare entered a “partner in health” agreement…

Methodist Fremont (Neb.) Health has appointed Michele Williams, MD, as chief medical officer. Dr. Williams is an emergency medicine physician who has been part of the hospital’s medical staff for five years, according to a Jan. 1 health system news…

Cottage Hospital, a 35-bed critical access hospital in Woodsville, N.H., reduced its use of travel staff by 70% in 2025 — a shift driven by workforce investments that focused on stabilizing staffing and reducing costs. Like many rural hospitals, Cottage…

From Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as HHS secretary to the resignation of the FDA’s top drug regulator, HHS saw several leadership transitions in 2025. Beyond leadership, HHS announced plans in April to lay off 10,000 full-time employees, with dismissal…

In 2025, CMS accreditation agencies, such as The Joint Commission and DNV Healthcare, conducted 4,523 surveys at U.S. hospitals. Here were the 15 most common citations from these surveys, according to data from CMS’ Quality and Certification Oversight Reports:  1.…

Anthony Sunzeri has been named CFO of Fort Lauderdale-based Florida Medical Center, according to a Jan. 2 LinkedIn post. The 459-bed acute medical surgical facility is part of Glendale, Calif.-based Healthcare Systems of America, according to its website. Prior to…

Tom Hammerton, president of the OSF HealthCare Foundation and chief development officer of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, will retire from his role April 3, 2026. Mr. Hammerton has spent 17 years with the health system, including 12 years leading the…

Jason Plamondon, MSN, RN, has been appointed chief administrative officer of Providence Seaside (Ore.) Hospital. “I am honored to be able to serve our caregivers and community in this role,” he wrote in a Jan. 1 LinkedIn post. Mr. Plamondon…

Radiologists at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., have adopted AI technology to detect breast cancer earlier and more accurately. The hospital has used an AI algorithm developed by ICAD for about a year to analyze mammograms alongside human…