Since December 2025, the following hospitals and health systems have said they plan to raise their workers’ pay. Editor’s note: This webpage was published Jan. 9 and is updated regularly. It was last updated Sept. 28. September 1. More than…
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Vanderbilt Clarksville (Tenn.) Hospital will transition to Epic on Oct. 3 as part of a multimillion-dollar EHR upgrade. The transition is part of the recently acquired hospital’s integration into Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health’s broader network, according to a Sept. 28…
Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System has agreed to pay more than $2.25 million in restitution to patients to resolve a dispute with the Maryland attorney general’s office over outpatient facility fees. The settlement centers on facility fees charged between…
Tampa, Fla.-based Tampa General Hospital will welcome patients to its new location, TGH DeSoto in Arcadia, Fla., on Oct. 1, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. In early November 2025, Tampa General shared plans to take over the…
The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model saved Medicare $180 million in its final three performance years without changing care quality, according to the program’s final evaluation released Sept. 24. CMS launched CJR in 2016 as its first mandatory…
America has built a culture and quality metrics that push families and physicians to send patients home to die, but dying in the hospital can be a peaceful and dignified option for patients with complex conditions, Daniela Lamas, MD, a…
In the U.S., general surgery is the specialty with the most practitioners while transplant surgery has the fewest, according to the American College of Surgeons. The ACS used data from the 2025 National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, CMS Provider…
Most rural physician vacancies are identified late and never formally priced, according to a survey of rural healthcare administrators and clinicians from Jackson Physician Search, LocumTenens.com and MGMA. Three-quarters of administrators surveyed reported a consequential physician vacancy in the past…
In 2022, the American Nurses Credentialing Center launched the Magnet with Distinction program to recognize the world’s highest-performing Magnet organizations. Since then, 118 hospitals in the U.S. and eight in other countries have earned the designation. The ANCC, a subsidiary…
Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has appointed Melanie Joe, PharmD, vice president and system chief pharmacy officer. Dr. Joe is responsible for developing the strategic vision for UCI Health Pharmaceutical Services, according to a LinkedIn post from the UC Irvine School…