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Coming off of 23 hospital closures in 2025, the trend of hospital and emergency departments shuttering across the U.S. has shown no signs of slowing down. A January 2026 analysis from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform found…

Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health announced plans to open an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Raleigh, N.C., one of four such facilities the company has planned statewide.  The PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Raleigh will be a 42-bed physical medicine and rehabilitation…

Henry Ford Health will end inpatient care, emergency department services and other hospital-based operations at Henry Ford River District Hospital in East China, Mich., a spokesperson from the Detroit based system confirmed to Becker’s.   The spokesperson said the River District…

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles named Fariba Goodarzian, MD, radiologist-in-chief and chair of radiology and imaging, effective Aug. 1. In this role, Dr. Goodarzian oversees the hospital’s radiology and imaging services, and partners with clinical and administrative leaders to advance care…

Here are 22 health systems that recently had their outlooks upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled from credit rating reports. Adena Health System’s outlook was…

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Tudriqev (vusolimogene oderparepvec-wtpg), a genetically modified oncolytic viral therapy for adults with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma whose disease progressed with a PD-1-blocking antibody-based regimen. Tudriqev is indicated in combination with nivolumab, according to…

For physicians in primary care, the workday rarely ends at the exam room door. Patient messages, test results, referral requests and prescription renewals accumulate in the electronic in-basket hours after the last appointment. “In basket management is a killer for…

Vandalia Health is closing the SurgiCare outpatient surgical facility at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston, W.Va., citing a need to reduce duplication and maximize efficiency, WCHS reported Aug. 7.  The closure, effective August 28, will shut down two of the…

Health systems are in an era of continuous change without a defined endpoint and leaders are grappling to describe what they’re experiencing. Some see the current moment as a period of transition between pre- and post-COVID worlds, and as organizations…