U.S. News & World Report released its 2026-27 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings Aug. 4, which included a list of 505 Best Regional Hospitals across 49 states and the District of Columbia. The latest edition of Best Hospitals, now in…
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U.S. News & World Report recognized 73 hospitals as Best Regional Hospitals for Community Access as part of its 2026-27 Best Hospitals rankings released Aug. 4. The designation highlights Best Regional Hospitals with a demonstrated track record of providing high-quality…
Twenty hospitals were recognized as U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals Honor Roll. This year, U.S. News adjusted its methodology to ensure risk-adjusted outcome measures play a larger role in determining ranks and ratings. Previously, ratings were weighted…
In this episode, Deborah Visconi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, discusses advancing patient-centered care through ambulatory expansion, behavioral health integration and a major Epic implementation. She also shares how investing in culture, workforce development and…
In this episode, Ronda Lehman, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, President, Mercy Health Lima, discusses expanding access across rural communities, strengthening recruitment and retention, and using technology and team based care to improve the patient and provider experience. She also shares her…
The White House will meet Aug. 4 with representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta to discuss a new framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, CNN reported. The meeting follows President Donald Trump’s June 2…
About 140 hospital and health system CEOs have exited their roles so far in 2026. Hospitals are one of the few sectors global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas tracks that is running ahead of 2025’s pace; there were 180…
Hartford-based Connecticut Children’s is seeking approval to relocate inpatient pediatric services from Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., to its Hartford campus, citing nearly a decade of low patient volume at the Waterbury unit, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s Aug.…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare acquired Texas MedClinic Aug. 1, a 40-urgent care center network across Texas, according to news releases from Austin, Texas-based St. David’s HealthCare and San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare. Methodist Healthcare is a 50-50 co-ownership between HCA and…
Coupeville, Wash.-based WhidbeyHealth and HealthTech have agreed to end their management services agreement early, effective July 22. Five things to know: 1. The agreement between Whidbey Island Public Hospital District, which operates WhidbeyHealth, and HealthTech was scheduled to remain in…