HCA Healthcare has agreed to acquire The College of Health Care Professions, a Houston-based allied healthcare training provider that enrolls more than 8,000 students annually across 10 Texas campuses and online. The Nashville-based health system announced the deal May 27…
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Cleveland Clinic has become the national leader in organ donor registration via MyChart after Epic launched the new feature a year ago. Here are six things to know from a May 27 Epic news release: 1. Cleveland Clinic has had…
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Ark. — founded by Walmart heiress Alice Walton — has appointed Jacquelyn Paykel, MD, as assistant dean of whole-health education. Dr. Paykel is a board-certified OB-GYN and a leader in women’s…
Rachel Kraynak was appointed system director of operational advancement for Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System. Ms. Kraynak most recently served as associate administrator, a role she held since July 2024. She joined HSHS in 2023 as an administrative fellow.…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health recorded an operating income of $380.1 million (3.7% operating margin) during the first quarter of 2026, up from $329.1 million (3.6% margin) during the same period last year, according to its May 27 financial report. Six…
Epic is continuing to grow its hospital EHR market share lead, though its gains weren’t as pronounced in 2025 as in previous years. Here are 14 things to know about the EHR giant’s run of success: 1. Over 325 million…
As rural healthcare continues to face cross-winds from workforce fulfillment challenges, anticipated Medicaid cuts and revenue cycle issues, hospital leaders are confronting problems that know no ZIP code boundaries. In Arcata, Calif., Mad River Community Hospital’s COO Matt Anderson told…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health reported an operating income of $77.6 million (2.1% margin) through the first three quarters of 2026, up from $60.4 million (1.8% operating margin) during the same period last year, according to its May 26 financial…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare patients are among approximately 22,500 individuals whose information was accessed after an unauthorized third party gained entry to payment accounts on Connecticut’s Medicaid provider portal. The incident involved the HUSKY Medicaid provider portal, which is administered by…
Hospitalists with Swedish Medical Group voted to join Northwest Medicine United, AFT Local 6552, becoming the first physicians in the Renton, Wash.-based Providence system to unionize in the state, the union said May 26 in a news release shared with…