St. Louis-based Ascension has become the third-largest ASC operator after its $3.9 billion acquisition of Amsurg expanded its footprint to more than 300 surgery centers. The health system now trails only Tenet Healthcare’s USPI, which operates more than 535 ASCs…
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Alaska has become the sixth state to formally replace “physician assistant” with “physician associate” in state statute after the state legislature voted June 19 to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 195. The veto override passed 43-17. The…
Pella (Iowa) Regional Health Center has named Mark Wall CFO, effective June 15. Mr. Wall joined the hospital with more than two decades of healthcare and financial leadership experience, according to a June 15 news release. He most recently served…
Two health system CFOs say the healthcare industry is leaving money and productivity on the table, not due to external pressures, but because of assumptions that have gone unexamined for far too long. Carlos Bohorquez, CFO of UC San Diego…
National healthcare spending in the U.S. is projected to reach nearly $9 trillion by 2034, representing 20.6% of the economy, up from $5.3 trillion and 18% of GDP in 2024, according to CMS projections published June 24 in Health Affairs.…
The parents of 2-year-old Annelise Camp sued Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital in late May to block physicians from conducting brain death testing, arguing the procedure violates their religious beliefs and that their daughter needs more time to recover, The Texas…
A nurse-driven inpatient sleep protocol raised Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems nighttime quietness scores 8.47% and reduced sitter hours by 896 over seven months, according to a study published June 23 in Cureus. Researchers at UC San…
On June 25, nearly 500 nurses will converge on Capitol Hill for the American Nurses Association’s annual Hill Day, pushing Congress to reverse a Department of Education rule set to take effect July 1 that excludes advanced nursing from the…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute recorded an operating income of $61.2 million (3% operating margin) in the first half of fiscal 2026, compared to an operating income of $61.5 million (3.2% margin) during the same period last year. Dana-Farber reported total…
Ascension St. John Nowata (Okla.) has submitted an application with the Oklahoma State Department of Health to redesignate the facility from a critical access hospital to a rural emergency hospital. “As an REH, St. John Nowata will continue to offer…