Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber (Pa.) named Craig Fockler, DO, chief medical officer. As CMO, Dr. Fockler will support quality initiatives, patient safety efforts, physician engagement and strategic planning, according to a June 18 hospital news release. Dr. Fockler…
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Hyannis, Mass.-based Cape Cod Healthcare has received a $20 million gift from Cynthia G. and John F. Fish of Osterville, Mass., the largest charitable donation in the health system’s history. Four things to know: 1. The gift will support initiatives…
Several hospital and health system partnerships, affiliations and proposed transactions have been called off or unwound this year, reflecting shifting strategic priorities, financial considerations and evolving market dynamics. From merger discussions that ended after years of negotiations to the dissolution…
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health is expanding its partnership with Oracle Health as part of a systemwide technology modernization effort that includes deploying AI-powered tools across its hospitals, medical practices and health plan. The health system plans to implement an Oracle…
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health and Dallas-based Intuitive Health have opened the state’s first combined emergency and urgent care facility. Four things to know: 1. MUSC Health Emergency and Urgent Care-Garners Ferry is part of MUSC Health Columbia (S.C.) Medical Center…
When Eduardo Conrado became president of St. Louis-based Ascension in 2023, the health system was coming off a $1.8 billion operating loss. By the time he added the CEO title Jan. 1, the financial trajectory had shifted substantially, and a…
The current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is three times larger than any previous Ebola outbreak four weeks after being declared a public health emergency, Africa CDC epidemiologist Wessam Mankoula, MD, said in a briefing. The largest Ebola outbreak in history, which…
Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine and Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners have ended talks to combine and will conclude agreements that have supported their collaboration since 2020. In a joint news release shared with Becker’s, the organizations said they mutually…
Here are 47 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled…
Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital has the lowest unplanned readmission rate in the nation, according to CMS. CMS’ Unplanned Hospital Visits data is based on provider data for hospital return days, including unplanned readmission and unplanned hospital visit measures after…