Here are 42 department closures or services that are ending or have been announced, advanced or finalized that Becker’s reported since Jan. 1: 1. Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance shared plans June 24 to close its North Country Orthopaedic…
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Anthropic has rapidly expanded its footprint in healthcare this year, rolling out a HIPAA-compliant AI platform for providers, investing in drug discovery and public health initiatives, advancing cybersecurity programs aimed at protecting critical infrastructure and weighing in on the future…
Women make up about 77% of the professionally active nurse practitioner workforce in the U.S., according to a recent analysis from KFF. For its analysis, KFF obtained information on the number of active, licensed nurse practitioners in the U.S., as…
UC San Diego Health and Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health on July 1 completed a joint powers authority, forming a new health system called Palomar UC San Diego Health. The JPA combines Palomar Health’s community-based hospitals with the academic and specialty…
Cone Health is investing at least $40 million to rebuild the foundation of its Epic EHR after years of customization left the health system with technical debt and limited its ability to adopt newer Epic capabilities. Mike Kramer, MD, chief…
An aging, higher-acuity population is colliding with contracting insurance coverage, care redesign, new therapies and competition from disruptors — and the net effect is care leaving the hospital faster than raw population math alone would indicate.
Healthcare added 21,500 jobs in June, slowing down from the average monthly gain of 38,000 over the past year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are four things to know from the July 2 jobs report: 1.…
New Bern, N.C.-based CarolinaEast Medical Center has officially exited Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Medicare Advantage network while extending its participation in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans through the end of the year. According to a updated payer list…
The nation’s age-adjusted death rate fell 4.6% in 2025 to 689.2 deaths per 100,000 people — the lowest rate ever recorded in the U.S. — according to provisional CDC data published July 2. An estimated 3,094,593 people died in the…
Orlando (Fla.) Health is unifying its pediatric services under a single new brand, Orlando Health Children’s. As part of the change, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando will be renamed Orlando Health Children’s Arnold Palmer Hospital. The…